Traffic management is in place and motorists are asked to avoid the area and expect delays.

Police said the third man being sought by police was pictured wearing a white hat, black hoodie and dark pants in CCTV footage.

Emergency services are on the scene of a serious single vehicle crash on Stanley Street in Auckland central.

The two occupants of the car had already got themselves out of the vehicle and were found by police on the beach after 30m fall.

James Grimes says his sheer will to live helped keep him afloat as jellyfish and a "sea creature" swam by.

Amelia Kerr and Maddy Green rescued an uncertain start to push the White Ferns to a total that Bangladesh never threatened.

A 54-year-old man has been arrested and charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after a child was found with a serious wound to their neck early on Sunday morning.

Alyssa Whinham could barely walk after playing 65 minutes in the stifling heat, but her coach says she is OK.

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Timaru's on-demand public transport service its getting a central hub in the town's main street.

A migrant group is calling for the parents of murdered dairy worker Janak Patel to be given a fast track to permanent residency so they can stay and grieve with his widow and sister.

Nick Shailes - one of two Aussies in their last world series winning team - banged a home run to clinch the Softball World Cup gold medal in Auckland.

“Dangerous” slumping and storm damage to a critical road link for the West Coast needs fixing urgently, locals say.

Tom Latham snared a record with the gloves to help Canterbury inflict more pain on the reigning Ford Trophy champions.

Although the family of three were out at church at the time of the "well-involved" fire, one person was still sleeping in the flat below and had to be pulled out.

Pharmac has struck a deal to fund Trikafta, which those with the lung disorder say will change the lives of hundreds of Kiwis.

The series has been a sharp, innovative bit of programming, even if not always perfectly executed, writes Max Rashbrooke.

For more than a month, Wynton King's friends have taken it in turns to sit by his hospital bed as he fought to recover after brain and jaw surgery.

Weather co-operated as Christmas celebrations hit the streets across South Canterbury.

Phoenix concede a goal to Victory's Melina Ayers on the stroke of halftime.