Multiple slips are blocking the road in the Waioeka Gorge, where some people remain trapped.

Asha Dutt raised the treatment of Sir Tim during his final term in 2019, saying he would be proud.

The event is being organised for 31 January by the Brian Tamaki-associated Freedom and Rights Coalition.

Emergency services were called to a report of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian in Newtown about 6.40pm on Friday.

DOC said two dogs had been seized by Far North District Council animal management officers from a property in Wharengaere Bay.

The payroll system went down on Wednesday, meaning staff were unable to check whether they have been paid correctly.

Auckland deputy mayor Desley Simpson says an estimated 80-thousand fans will see him in Auckland alone

Glenda Sally Douglas, 68, died following the two-vehicle crash on State Highway 73 near Sheffield on 19 November.

Onehunga residents can expect to see more police officers in the area, but there is no risk to the public.

The coalition is taking another look at housing intensification plans in Auckland after pushback - but the mayor and councillors know nothing about it.

Spokesperson Jamie Duncan said no patients have been affected and there is no risk to the general public.

Wet weather, Wellington Anniversary weekend and chip seal works are expected to create a perfect storm for traffic.

A woman has been arrested and a homicide investigation launched after the death of a man in Napier.

It comes after a prisoner was on the run for more than a week after escaping while in a hospital escort in Auckland.

MetService has forecast severe storms for parts of the central North Island.

Officers were called late Thursday afternoon and found a woman unconscious and bleeding.