Someone in the back seat of a vehicle pointed what was presumed to be a firearm at officers in pursuit.

Emergency services were called to the scene of a rescue in the Waikato after people tried to drive through floodwaters.

A man has been charged with commission of a crime with a firearm, presenting a pistol, and threatening to kill.

It took years of fundraising to be able to afford the gear, the club says.

Students would receive the grade from their internal examination results instead, after the exam was stopped part-way through.

Mantell leaves behind a remarkable legacy in medicine, medical education, and Māori and Pacific health in Aotearoa.

Small businesses will be among those hard hit by the closure, the former editor of the town's newspaper says.

The Presbyterian Church says nine further victims have now contacted the church about abuse at the hands of former minister.

"Everybody needs to learn from what happened" - armed forces, veteran's groups and civilians marked Armistice Day with two minutes of silence at 11am today.

The terms of reference - released six months an inquiry was announced - will examine whether there were attempts to conceal or suppress any complaints of abuse.

About 70,000 people were expected at the Christchurch showgrounds over the next three days, with 400 trade sites.

Her mother and other family members were present in court and backed her application for restorative justice.

The celebrated academic, historian, author and teacher died on Sunday surrounded by whānau.

The bridge closure will affect rail services between Carterton and Masterton.

One person was killed and another injured while working for in Ward, about 40km south of Blenheim.

The government's anti-black market tobacco group has been flooded with tips, but experts say the supply chain is evolving.

New modelling aims to work out the probability of a landslide given a certain amount of rain or seismic activity.

The government's anti-black market tobacco group has been flooded with tips, but experts say the supply chain is evolving.

Pacific artists use storytelling to challenge world leaders to turn climate promises into action at the UN's global climate summit COP31.

The Nvidia boss admitted to an affair with a suspected Chinese spy, wiping hundreds of billions off the chipmaker's value.

The waste water treatment plant suffered a catastrophic failure during a storm in February.

The 20-year-old man charged with the five-year-old's attempted murder won't be tried until 2028.

Police said they made the enquiries into a report of concern.

One of the biggest names in the rugby league world has made an impassioned plea for structural changes to recognise what Pasifika players bring to the game.

Candida was founded in Auckland and has been operating in New Zealand since 1976.

Wellington rain robs New Zealand of a chance to snatch victory after batsmen fail to fire.

Play abandoned without a ball being bowled in the third ODI at Hamilton's Seddon Park due to rain.

Glen Joseph will become the fifth from US-affiliated islands of Micronesia - and only the second Marshallese - to head a major regional organisation.

If households use their food scraps bin properly, they'll cope with smaller red bins, deputy mayor Desley Simpson says.

A new seed cleaning, processing and storage facility is being proposed for Central Hawke's Bay.

Sheep farmers will vote early next year on a proposed wool levy to invest in work that grows demand and value for New Zealand's wool clip.

Aucklander Rhonda Comins relies on her hearing to locate the ball, and currently plays in a grade that's a level playing field.

Emergency services were called to the crash on Great South Road just after 10:15pm on Sunday night.

Westpac may limit how much it lends on properties at high risk from flooding and erosion.

The Real Estate Authority has completed research that shows that the proportion of real estate purchasers seeking legal advice and property documentation has dropped.

Police said a man found with critical injuries at a Campbell Street property died at the scene.

Four Wellington Bays candidates could all have a seat at the table.

Toa Samoa's Spencer Leniu has taken to social media after a controversial gesture saw him sent off in the Rugby League World Cup semifinal.

E tū union issued a strike notice last week for two 24-hour strikes by the airport's firefighters and emergency responders.

The trio died after the car they were in lost control at a roundabout on Great South Road, came off the road and tore through the restaurant.

The venue failed to tell anti-cult conference organisers that an evangelical church was holding a convention in the building at the same time.

There are two key ways that people can reduce their home loan interest but there are some things to watch out for.

One maths teacher found the "vast majority" of her class did better with tests on paper.

Representatives of the owners, NZ PropCo, are said to be meeting with tenants of the airport based at Paraparaumu.

Music leaders hope the reopened town hall will bring music into central Wellington and keep young musicians in the city.

Severe thunderstorms and heavy downpours could hit much of the North Island, with an orange rain warning for parts of Bay of Plenty.

It's the fifth time in six years New Zealand has received one of the awards given to countries seen to be backsliding on climate action.

The celebrated academic, author, historian and teacher returned to Mataatua marae yesterday, to his hapū Te Urewera.