A Kaitaia woman enjoying the sunshine ended up being flown to hospital, after four dogs set upon her.

Seven people, including five children have been discharged from hospital in Christchurch.

"I wanted him to be a guy who made mistakes, but learnt from them."

An unknown chemical sent for recycling has injured two workers and forced the facility's closure.

Some regions of Te Waipounamu are warned to expect gale northwesterlies gusting up to 120km/h, while others should expect to be lashed by downpours.

Auckland University's Kākāpō Recovery Group believes all breeding-age females may lay eggs.

The shed fire spread to the neighbouring house, and sent plumes of black smoke across central suburbs.

Emergency services were called to Nelson Street about 2.55pm, after a report of a crash involving four vehicles.

One person is in serious condition

Emergency services received reports of a person sustaining a gunshot wound at 2.30am Saturday.

An investigation was launched when an injured man arrived at a Mt Wellington medical centre on Friday.

The facility was shut three years ago, after detection of substances linked to cancer and immune problems.

About 20 firefighters are tackling a house fire in central Queenstown on Saturday morning.

The mother of 13 lived on Great Barrier Island and did exquisite watercolour paintings of native plants in the early 1900s.

It has a star-studded cast, including Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc, but the real star of Wake Up Dead Man is its supremely clever writer-director Rian Johnson.

The Transport Agency will not be shutting the northbound lanes down as planned, but there'll still be some lane closures in place.