Children who need operations in Wellington and the lower North Island will continue to rely on out-of-town surgeons flying in for another two years.

The 350-strong Lawyers for Climate Action NZ argued the Climate Change Commission's roadmap for cutting emissions was inconsistent with international agreements.

The number of acute beds for mental health patients has not increased over the last five years.

The person has been transported to hospital after the incident in the suburb of Sandringham.

KiwiRail wants feedback on new train stations in Drury and Paerātā which it says will cater for the area's rapidly growing population.

A major company has been fined $169,000 for letting banned and harmful 'forever' chemicals get into Whangārei Harbour in what a judge calls an "extraordinary" act.

One of the country's oldest family run wine retailers has had a belly full of ram raids on their business, releasing footage of them in a bid to spark some action.

A search is underway after a fatal hit and run in West Auckland this afternoon.

A boil water notice has been issued for two Clutha water schemes where some residents have been without reliable tap water for days.

The owner of a Wellington bottle shop is devastated it has been ram-raided and burgled three times in four months.

A man has been arrested after another stabbing in Christchurch this afternoon.

Five years after being set up, FENZ has not completed most of the local plans to assess each community's fire and flooding risks even though it is required by law.

Over the last two weeks four people have drowned in recreational water craft incidents and summer has not even started.

The government's strategy to reduce road deaths and injuries failed to meet all but one of its targets with breath testing and reducing speed limits lagging the most.

Kāinga Ora has yet to cancel any tenancies or evict a single tenant since it was instructed to more vigourously employ the law against unruly renters.

Police are working with the Department of Conservation following the disappearance of albatross eggs from Otago's Taiaroa Head colony.

A woman involved in the lodging of fake refugee claims has been convicted on immigration fraud charges.

The 11-year-old leukaemia survivor who was gifted Ruby Tui's World Cup medal says she has been sleeping with it under her pillow.