For Kathy Simpson, one $26 lambswool toy lasted just 20 minutes against one of her Labradors, Ginger.
The derailment at Paekākāriki was caused by a slip that went onto the rail lines.
The NZ military prepares for a mercy mission to Afghanistan.
Police have traced Leonie Emery's last known movements to the Waikato town of Ngāruawāhia.
Joe Biden is making his first public remarks on the Afghanistan situation in nearly a week.
The Reserve Bank is expected to lift the cash rate tomorrow, and banks are starting to move their mortgage rates already.
Millad Rashidi escaped the Taliban as a child. Now, he's watching the group take control of Afghanistan once more.
The tennis star clashed with a reporter in Cincinnati.
The Government declined an application for spaces in MIQ for sailors and teams.
Andrew Little says Cabinet is promising it will fund the eventual agreement.
The Australian Defence Minister says when it's safe planes will be sent to carry people home.
There were family members of the accused, and victims, in the Youth Court.
The virus spread after doors were opened simultaneously.
The former All Black isn't closing the door to rugby in the future, however.
Graeme Lindsay, 71, indecently assaulted two boys on trips to Rangitoto Island.
The Napier-Taupō Highwy is known for high winds at the summit.
Police believe the baby was a newborn and are worried that the mother needs urgent medical attention.
Team NZ boss Grant Dalton said a decision on the venue would be made soon.
Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand is working with allies to get people out of Afghanistan, now under Taliban control.
Peter Boshier says he's considering an independent review into the system.
A link to the border or managed isolation is yet to be established.
It's believed the infant was picked up in recycling waste that was delivered to the facility before being discovered.
Officials are assuming the case revealed in Auckland today is the Delta variant.
Tionly Fatukala lost thousands to a pyramid scheme - now she's determined to make sure it doesn't happen to others.
Aucklanders are being asked to follow general health measures, including mask wearing on public transport, after a case was announced Tuesday.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait doesn't want a new MIQ facility in the city.
While it’s not confirmed, the working assumption is this new case has the Delta variant, Andrew Macfarlane writes.
It comes after a positive case of Covid-19 was detected in the community.
The man from Auckland visited Coromandel at the weekend.
The new case, suspected to be the Delta variant, visited Coromandel township from August 13 to 15.
People are instructed to stay at home in their bubble other than for essential movement.
People flocked to supermarkets as news of a community Covid case broke.
Vaccinations have been paused for 48 hours in light of Auckland's positive Covid-19 case.
New Zealand's shift to Alert Level 4 is being praised, with experts stating it'll prove to be more effective than NSW's approach.
Last lockdown, Aucklanders flocked to the Coromandel to escape restrictions.
The man and his partner will be transferred to an Auckland quarantine facility.
All four new cases are linked to yesterday's positive case.
Passengers can however, return to New Zealand.
