Police say the person had been in a critical condition in Christchurch Hospital.

According to the South China Morning Post the woman disrupted a Qoran recitation night session at a musalla near her villa on Gili Trawangan due to the noise.

It is the second critical IT failure in less than a month, the union says.

This luscious documentary remarkably finds a way to do something new with its much-documented subject.

Advocates are calling for change after the latest data on material hardship showed the statistics had not changed compared to the year prior.

Being close to New Zealand brings the "added bonus" of spending more time back home, a spokesman says.

The 46-year-old was arrested in Fraser's Gully after a police dog team found him in the bush.

Up to 2,500 new homes are planned for the northern end of Hamilton in a new neighbourhood, called Te Awa Lakes.

The Police Commissioner says Samson Aruwa's actions were "absolutely remarkable".

Police warn that problems around the huffing of nitrous oxide products or nangs have escalated to where people are seeing whether they can drive without blacking out after inhaling the gas.

Motorists know those teeth-clenching experiences while learning to drive. Ashley Gore wants to help make them a thing of the past.

Amy van Zwanenberg and Lucy Stevens were giving evidence at a coronial inquest into the deaths during Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Automobile Association says the government's proposal to bring in a number of new road rules will clarify the situation for road users to make sure that everyone is on the same page.

A draft annual plan will be put up for adoption in April.

The council lifted the ban on swimming and gathering kai moana in the area, excluding Tarakena Bay.

St John treated four people at the scene.