Between 6 and 7 percent of the approximately 1.8 million registered users may have been affected.

Area commander Danny Kirk said the past few days had been particularly busy.

Donnett Dellow is in her sixth season as head of security at the Hastings water park. Her grandkids think she is the coolest.

A Dunedin woman is urging people to check they are not booking flights through a third-party agency, after her elderly mother paid far more on flights from Wellington.

An Auckland woman who is self-funding treatment for her rare, aggressive breast cancer is fed up after years of asking the government to fund a "life-saving" medicine for more patients.

Police said there are serious injuries in the two-car crash that was reported at 7.20pm.

The shortage affected the Older Persons and Rehabilitation ward.

St John compared the night to a busy Saturday, while police helped evacuate Twisted Frequency festivalgoers from a rising river.

A man is facing a number of charges following a crash in Levin just before midnight.

Repair crews are working to try reconnect the North Island properties.

The country's largest patient information portal on Wednesday confirmed it had identified a cyber security incident involving "unauthorised access" to its platform.

Police want to hear from anyone who may have heard someone calling for help this morning near the Mackie Dackie track off Flagstaff-Whare Flat Road.

Parts of the South Island are welcoming the New Year with heavy rain warnings and severe thunderstorm watches.

The provisional number of road deaths in 2025 was 272, police say, crediting Operation Open Roads.

Police say it is likely the person was hit by a vehicle as they seek dashcam and CCTV footage.

More than half a tonne of fireworks were launched from high up Auckland's Sky Tower, while Wellington's entertainment strip, Courtenay Place, turned into a carnival zone for the night.

Two new primary schools are scheduled to open at the start of 2026 - one in Christchurch and the other in Auckland.