Large parts of the mainland have been under brief severe thunderstorm warnings through the afternoon.

If there's one Shona Laing album that's outlived all the others, it's 1987's South.

Down a mossy tree lined driveway in rural Hawke's Bay, the six monks of the Kopua Monastery start their day at 4am with prayer.

The service encountered an 87-year-old woman living on the streets in its first week of operation.

A rundown on some of the biggest public events to ring in 2026 - and where to catch the best fireworks displays.

Three fishermen rescued on Friday night after their boat started taking on water did "everything right", police say.

Do you know what to do if you get caught in a rip? Or how to respond if you see someone else in trouble in the water?

It is believed a man who died during a jet ski incident near Port Waikato was not wearing a life jacket.

A father, his two kids, and a friend were flung into treacherous waters when their boat capsized on a notorious west coast sandbar last month.

Police said a man became unresponsive while walking the Taranaki Falls Track.

The police commissioner and his deputies will take part in frontline duties over the New Year period across the country.

Half a year ago, Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre was on the brink of closure.

A couple of crashes Saturday morning on State Highway 1 in Canterbury have closed roads.

A dairy big cream spill on Waikato roads has prompted warnings to motorists, and a flurry of puns.

Emergency services were called to the northbound lanes near Petone at 5.15am on Saturday.

The jet skier went missing in the water off Port Waikato on Christmas Day with two others who were rescued.

A Napier antique shop owner is blaming the high price of silver, after an overnight burglary at her store between Christmas Day and Boxing Day.