Clayton Weatherston was declined parole after 18 years in jail for the murder of Sophie Elliott.

Sharon Maccanico, 15, was one of six victims of the deadly slip at the Mount Maunganui campground last week.

The active slip is complicating efforts to reopen the road which serves a number of east coast communities.

Detector Gadget, a rodent sniffer dog, is patrolling Ulva Island, Te Wharawhara after a young female rat was found in a trap there earlier this month.

The International Online Crime Coordination Centre has been tracking the hacker following the breach.

Police say commuters should expect delays in Auckland's central city on Saturday with two protests planned.

The $162 million building will replace leaky, ageing units with ongoing air quality issues.

Getting a diagnosis will be easier from next week after a law change - but doctors will not be funded for it.

Lisa Maclennan's husband said she was incredibly selfless and would never shy away from a challenge.

The building has sat empty, with blackened walls and damaged signage, since the fire in May 2023.

One person was taken to hospital.

Residents are wondering whether there are better ways to empower them to clear up after storms.

Cordons have been in place around the campground where six people were killed.

A digger hit a gas line in the suburb of Wharewaka.

Crews are on the scene at South Mole checking for any hotspots.

It means the building will not be able to be entered until it has been made safe, the council said.

The former police commissioner told staff he was "sorry" to be leaving the Social Investment Agency in the wake of the report.