It comes after Auckland maunga Mount Eden and Mount Victoria were pedestrianised.
Keith Haare, 62 died on the Shotover River on Friday.
James Sutherland penned an open letter to fans in the wake of the ongoing controversy in South Africa.
Essential travel by four-wheel drives will be allowed on the forest route.
Nicholls bought up his second Test hundred against England at Eden Park yesterday.
Jack, Hayley, Daniel and Matty didn't hold back in their condemnation.
Mr Turnbull, Australia's PM, descirbed the cheating as "wrong" and "a shocking disappointment".
1 NEWS Australia Correspondent Kimberlee Downs gives her thoughts over the fiasco that's enveloped Australian cricket.
The National Party leader says the Labour-led government is putting the economy at risk.
Up to 4000 houses priced between $500k-%600k will be built in Mt Albert.
The likes of Michael Clarke and Adam Gilchrist couldn't hide their shame at Smith and his side's actions.
The Kiwi musician underwent the drastic surgery after cancer was detected.
Mr Fellet says he wants to leave the company within the next year.
Holt's fellow host Jack Tame agreed and called her clothing choice "shameless".
One young boy poured salt in Australia's wounds.
Australia have left a sour taste in the mouth of cricket supporters, writes 1 NEWS' Jordan Oppert.
1 NEWS' Sport presenter Andrew Saville hit the streets in Wales ahead of next week’s world title fight.
More than 30 are dead and dozens are missing, many thought to be children.
Campbell Burns breaks down who's rising and who's falling in Super Rugby.
In other changes Nikki Kaye picks up Sport and Recreation.
The Weight Watchers programme will be free for 13-17-year-old's and is set to launch in New Zealand mid-year.
NZ claims their 10th ever Test win over England with Astle taking three huge wickets in the final hours.
The 62-year-old rafting guide, Keith Haare, died as a result of a medical event near Queenstown on Friday.
One person died in a crash on State highway 34 near Kawerau on Saturday.
The NZ nurses and midwives union are meeting mid-April to discuss industrial action.
New footage shows water cascading down a makeshift waterfall where the road once was, with a man standing on the edge of precipice.
Kapiti's mayor says the decision is a trigger point for a national debate.
The PM says an independent body could "unlock the impasse" after the nurses' union rejected a two per cent pay.
Jacinda Ardern said the Australian public have a right to be up in arms after the incident in South Africa.
Yip, they had $12m reasons to laugh! And they told a great story too.
Jason Gillespie labels the ball tampering saga a train wreck and is stunned Steve Smith didn't grasp the severity of the issue.
Plunket has faced a storm of protest over a controversial restructure that transferred money and assets out of small communities and into a central national fund.
Thousands remain isolated near the Northland locality of Pukenui.
"This is a huge relief to have reached the agreement with Government and Council over the event venue and host agreement," said CEO Grant Dalton.
Puppy scammers have fleeced Aussies of over $300k in the past year.
It's hoped the cull will completely eradicate Mycoplasma bovis.
The NZ man was arrested in Auckland last month, relating over a shooting in a car park south of Adelaide in 2000.
Cricket nut Jeremy Wells shows you what the Aussies were trying to do.
John Byrne didn't realise Go Rentals charges an admin fee of $25 each time it pays for a toll on behalf of a customer.
Let’s face it, top cricketers have been trying to "doctor" the ball for decades – so what’s the big deal?
Stefania Giraldi, 44, was left "fuming" by a conversation she overheard - what she did next caused a stir.
Police made two arrests following a large fistfight on Waterloo train station on March 22.
Salim Mehajer and ex-wife shocked Australia with a grandiose 2015 NSW wedding that captured the nation's attention. Now he is fighting a anti violence order against him.
