The roots of some vines have been in the water for seven days now.
A recently released survey of internal police firearms staff showed up to a third felt ill-equipped, untrained and unsupported in their roles.
The fire was lit next to a building at Te Awamutu College around 5am.
The King Country based shearer crushed the previous world record, passing the old benchmark of 510 lambs with more than an hour remaining.
The New Zealand First leader was confident Labour would not win the next election.
Police say they're working to identify the person and notify their next of kin.
The pōwhiri on the Upper Treaty Grounds at Waitangi is expected to continue until 1pm.
The site will be opened up as a "heritage, cultural and education centre for visitors and locals", Regional Development Minister Kiri Allan says.
Auckland Emergency Management provided the latest property figures and Wayne Brown acknowledged the disruptions to the city's Waitangi Day celebrations.
Recent seismic assessment found that underground shifts over time meant hotel infrastructure no longer met safety standards.
PM Chris Hipkins was accompanied by politicians from all parliamentary parties, and entered with National leader Christopher Luxon.
The home at 33 Shore Road was demolished today under supervision from the council.
Te Whatu Ora says a network power outage is to blame, and is investigating why automatic back-up generators failed to activate.
WA Police Acting Inspector Paul Robinson said a 16-year-old girl was pulled from the Swan River with critical injuries.
It will examine the response over the first 24 to 48 hours of the major weather event in the Auckland Council region that began on the afternoon of Friday 27 January 2023.
China criticised the US for "an obvious overreaction and a serious violation of international practice."
The Government has begun drafting a bill to ban new mines on conservation land but is yet to commit to a time frame for the legislation.
Hundreds of people arrived at Starling Park this morning to be put into volunteer teams by the Student Volunteer Army.
It’s another blow to the Central Plateau region after Whakapapa ski field went into receivership last year.
From ‘whipping up racism’ to being ‘one nation’. What happened?
Health agencies are asking anyone on a flight from Abu Dhabi to Melbourne and who then flew on to New Zealand, to contact them if they have not been approached already.
For a man whose career is based on being fast, Garry has found joy in slowing down.
When the hākari was over and the cups of teas had emptied, most of those invited did not show up.
The avalanches, which reportedly killed two others, occurred in western Austria — local police said the 17-year-old was a New Zealand tourist.
