Police announced they found a body believed to be Te Anihana Pomana in dense bush in the Pukekohe area.

Rakai Jacob Thompson, 26, appeared in the High Court at New Plymouth charged with the murder of Te Omeka Pairama Akariri-Buckley.

The owners of Enchanted Christmas say they are now removing the term from their website.

Palmerston North police pulled the man over for speeding, then arrested him after finding a shot gun.

Te Anihana Pomana, also known as Ani Anderson, went missing on 21 August after leaving Sky City hotel in the early hours of the morning.

Four Motueka teens will hike, bike and paddle through remote parts of Marlborough for up to nine days in the upcoming Godzone expedition race.

The farm had sewage tanks overflowing into waterways, with repeated violations one of "the worst cases" officials had ever dealt with..

Species feeding mid-water were just as exposed to PFAS as coastal Māui dolphins or deep-diving species like beaked whales, new research found.

Part of a massive petition calling for an urgent fix for the health system never made it to Wellington, where the petition was presented last week.

She says it's the most "insane" thing she's ever found.

Caleb Moefa'auo went into cardiac arrest and died, shortly after being pepper sprayed by an officer in 2022.

The victim of the assault was left with a fractured eye socket and broken nose.

The budget for the Mt Messenger Bypass has climbed up in costs from $365 million to nearly $600m.

A rainbow sand art toy sold at various discount stores nation-wide is the latest coloured sand product to be recalled over concerns about asbestos.

A team of commercial abseilers were called in to secure the windows.

The crash was on State Highway 65 near Shenandoah.