Two people have died in crashes in the North Island, one in Ōpōtiki and another in Tikipunga.
Ali Daei had his own passport briefly confiscated after returning to the country earlier this year, said his wife and daughter departed from the capital.
Emergency services responded to incidents in Auckland, Upper Hutt, and Ōpōtiki yesterday.
The man reportedly fell out of a moving train on a tour in western Thailand.
The solo sailor left Hobart on December 1 and was last heard from on December 5.
It’s been a massive year for the royal family, with the House of Windsor seeing two monarchs, two Netflix series, tragedy, triumph and a royal racism scandal.
Two teens are accused of stabbing Emma Lovell, 41, in the chest and her husband Lee Lovell, 42, in the back after an alleged home invasion.
The 51-year-old rapper said he wanted to stop smoking weed when he was with the 89-year-old but didn’t want to show “weakness”.
The number of cases fell by over 10,000 over the past week.
Police said they received reports of a man found unresponsive at the beach at 11.40am.
Three people were hospitalised after the crash on the Edendale-Woodlands Highway at 7.20pm on Monday.
Jamaican-American rising reggae star Joseph Mersa Marley was found unresponsive in a vehicle in the US.
The person was transported to hospital in a serious condition.
At least one person has serious injuries after the crash at 1.40pm.
Police said the victim was a much-loved mother and daughter.
Egg suppliers are scrambling to fill shelves as hospitality venues begin to feel the effects of a national shortage and new regulations.
Unicef NZ chief executive officer Michelle Sharp says there's no question that it's a matter of life and death.
From reality to royalty, take a look back at some of the stories that made headlines this year.
The medical sector's biggest worry is the risk of older people suffering from malnutrition.
