After his State of the Nation speech, the prime minister said the conversation in Auckland was about "how much densification" and "where it happens".

A drunk and disqualified driver who flipped his faulty car claimed his pregnant partner was behind the wheel at the time.

Police say a body at Torbay on Monday afternoon.

An annual Mood of the Workforce survey showed nearly 60 percent of the more than 3000 surveyed said their income had fallen behind the cost of living.

More details about how Graham Garnett survived three weeks lost in South Island bush before being found alive, have been revealed.

Forecasters say there is no reprieve from the rain this week.

Conditions in Northland are becoming increasingly wet and windy.

A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said it was called to Hahei Beach at around 3:20pm on Monday afternoon.

A man died after being hit by a car on Puketona Rd, Haruru Falls on the weekend.

Solomon Airlines confirmed an Airbus A320-200 would fly between the Garden City and Vanuatu's capital Port Vila twice a week from 1 July.

On 11 January, CCTV captured Dallas Gurney falling onto concrete outside his store, located on the east coast of Whangārei.

Tararua is bordered by three other regions so which Anniversary Day should residents observe?

While some people are still isolated in Northland after flooding, more rain is forecast to hit the region, as well as Auckland and Coromandel.

Police were called to the truck crash mid-morning where the driver was found uninjured.

They departed this morning and will return to New Zealand on 2 February.

The water, and lots of it, came by stealth in the dead of night.

There were up to 40 slips in total, including four to eight larger ones.

Emergency services were called to the geothermal valley on Tukiterangi Street last night.