Max Furse-Kee would have turned 16 today.

A man working near where the helicopter came down in the Paekākāriki Hill area said the wreckage was "unrecognisable".

A report by an Australasian group says it is an old, fragmented system that it is hindering the response to routine emergencies and large disasters.

Skyhawk Therapeutics began trialling the novel drug, SKY-0515, on New Zealand and Australian patients a year ago and plans to expand globally.

The 33-year-old was found by police in a stolen car.

Around 150 Mangatawa residents were evacuated today after concerns a watermain would break.

The works include flood protection and river restoration work, improvements to public transport links and walking and cycling routes as well as upgrading the Melling interchange.

He says he sang Aotearoa's national anthem to keep himself going as he was rescued.

For residents, it would have meant the nearest postal store was more than 15 kilometres away.

Communities remain separated from each other, with work to clear slips on State Highway 35 continuing.

The rector of St Bede's college says the abuse by Fr Rowan Donoghue against boys more than two decades ago "makes me feel sick".

A week after six people were killed at the beachside campground, questions remain on who knew what, when, and what action could or should have been taken.

The slip in Pāpāmoa poses a risk to life and property.

Marae are welcoming the governments funding boost as a "good start" for the marae communities who turn out time and time in the wake of severe weather events. Tauranga Moana...

The passing of Lola, the Aro Park cat, was announced on her Facebook page on Monday, with the post attracting more than 100 comments.

A "malicious third-party" attack launched a virus on the firm's IT network, which was not protected by its cyber security software.

Suppression has been lifted, allowing a former friar - who admitted indecent assault and sexual violation relating to four boys - to be named.

The system still runs on an operating model set up in 1958, and a public safety working group says it hinders emergency responders.