Auckland's new mayor had wanted the deputy prime minister and other senior officials work alongside city councillors on key issues - but it was turned down.

One person has died and a number of others were injured following a crash which involved a bus, a police vehicle and another vehicle on State Highway 1 at Warkworth, north of Auckland.

She was initially awarded $25k in the employment dispute. But now she owes them.

Firefighters from Queenstown, Nelson, Invercargill and Dunedin airports have spent the last week in Christchurch training on four new fire trucks from Austria.

A settlement on the outskirts of Whanganui will soon have signs reflecting its traditional Māori name rather than one honouring a militiaman associated with the killing of local rangatahi.

Whenua Warrior has built hundreds of raised gardens from Kaitaia to Christchurch, helping communities to have access to fresh, healthy food to eat and share.

A Nelson park that spent decades overrun with weed and algae has re-opened today as a natural play area, with a floor-is-lava trail, teepee and a bird-watching hut.

The Prime Minister says she will meet with the family of the man fatally stabbed outside a Sandringham store when they are ready, but that more needs to be done for the local community as quickly as possible.

Police are investigating an assault on a young person in Hamilton this afternoon.

While the cost of living has rocketed in recent years, so too has the cost of death. Yet, it's often an afterthought for most New Zealanders.

A Rotorua landlord who used a Tenancy Tribunal hearing to label his tenant a "crackhead" and a "prostitute" has been found to have harassed her by threatening her with his gang connections.

Master Electricians is warning that young people using a DIY method to recharge disposable vaping devices risk them exploding in their hands.

The organisation that operates the Taiaroa Head albatross colony has defended the quality of its fencing following criticism from a former colony head ranger.

A friend of one of the five people killed in September's Kaikoura boating tragedy says the community is honouring the late woman's love of dance.

If you're flying today you might have plenty of time to read this story when you're standing in an airport security line for way longer than you should.

One thing probably not on anyone's Christmas wish list is Covid. Checkpoint asked professor Michael Baker for his top tips for avoiding the virus.

A StoryWalk will allow kids and adults to explore the outdoors while reading this summer.

Up to 7000 punters are expected this weekend at the 10th anniversary of what is now Australasia's largest tattoo festival.