Former Covid-19 Response minister Chris Hipkins has admitted there were a number of things the former government got wrong about the pandemic, but has stood by the initial response.
A man who threatened the police with a flounder spear when they arrived at his house to uplift his dog was tasered and pepper-sprayed, and now he is in prison.
The family of a man who vanished from Auckland Airport on Friday say there have been reports of possible sightings, and they're holding out hope he'll be found safe.
Community tensions will surround the release of convicted double-murderer Mark Lundy from prison, and Palmerston North doesn't want him back, its mayor says.
Fire and Emergency say crews were forced to rely on tanker water to put out a devastating and dramatic blaze at a country pub and hotel in South Taranaki.
Police are urgently looking for a man who vanished from Auckland Airport after checking in for a flight to Christchurch and clearing security but never boarding his plane.
There are calls for greater transparency about what a NZ warship was doing before it sank in Samoa - including whether it was performing specific security for British royalty.