A person is in critical condition in hospital after a hit-and-run incident in Auckland early today.

Fire officials are reminding people in Canterbury to take particular care not to spark new wildfires, with hot and windy weather expected this weekend.

The government has agreed to toll three new highways being built and has made changes to allow existing roads to gain tolls.

A man who gave CPR to one of the victims confirmed that the two men involved were pig hunters.

A “scapegoat” nurse who began a relationship with the father of a baby previously assigned to her care has had a finding of professional misconduct against her overturned by a court.

Independent electricity retailers and large energy users say they're facing higher fixed prices from the wholesale electricity market, and expect prices to keep rising over the coming years.