When Lisa’s three-year-old needed help, a Christchurch man stepped up and started a ripple of giving.
It's part of his mission to end homelessness as he confirmed he is willing to have affordable properties built on the 130,000 acres of land he owns between Cornwall and Kent.
Rain saw play stopped multiple times in Birmingham.
Motorists were warned to allow extra time as delays on SH20 after Walmsley Rd eased.
The road is the newest addition to State Highway 1, with more than 35,000 vehicles expected to use the road every day.
Police say a 23-year-old man faces a number of charges, including excess breath alcohol causing injury, failing to stop to ascertain injury following a crash, failing to stop for police and driving while suspended.
"Quite frankly, tough is not enough in this situation," senior Mongrel Mob member Harry Tam says.
The Race Relations Commissioner says he plans to "challenge the Government".
An orange heavy rain warning is in place for Tairāwhiti and parts of the Wairoa District into this afternoon.
Police said the accident happened on Main North Rd, Sefton, about 6.50pm last night.
It comes after Harry and Meghan were branded "f****** grifters" by a Spotify chief after the pair’s $32million NZD deal with the platform was dumped.
Lance Goodhew, 58, was in charge of the Enchanter which hit bad weather in March last year - with five people losing their lives.
While Jerry Jordan has denied all allegations, the tribunal found that, based on the evidence heard, the inappropriate relationship happened.
Head coach Ian Foster says "every day is vital" as countdown begins in earnest, while assistant Joe Schmidt tells 1News about World Cup "microscope".
The car drove recklessly through a number of suburbs this morning.
A neighbour shot and killed the bear but was too late to stop the initial attack.
The Waimakariri District Mayor says the deaths will have a "profound" impact on the community.
The patient reported "a loss of dignity and privacy" as a result of the incident.
The numbers cover the week from Monday, June 12 to Sunday, June 18.
Anthony Albanese is now expected to announce a date for the referendum.
They had been trying to steal a car from her driveway when she confronted them and the situation turned violent in Waikato.
AT said it expected the change could mean an additional three million public transport trips a year.
The Prime Minister is leading a trade delegation to Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai.
Auckland City FC continued their Chatham's Cup defence with a 9-0 thrashing of Buckland's Beach AFC, but many spectators will remember a streak of a different kind.
The boy was told off by a member of the public shortly before he collapsed.
Versatile Crusaders back McLeod, one of five newcomers to the All Blacks, tells of his reaction to last night's announcement.
The change reflects a rise in the average wage and will see a rise in the maximum weekly rate.
An Auckland mother of two teens rostered on separate strike days says there have been "tears and anxiety" as her oldest tries to prepare for NCEA.
"It was the first time I’ve ever encountered a dog skippering his own boat."
The woman arrived at an emergency department with chest pains but was discharged after five hours.
Police are speaking with a person at a property in Half Moon Bay.
While seven of the bikes have not yet been recovered, police inquiries will continue and further arrests cannot be ruled out.
Remarkably the driver survived the weekend crash on Perth's Kwinana Freeway.
The truck, carrying pigs, may have strayed into oncoming traffic, police said.
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner did a u-turn over Vanuatu after three hours in the air.
"The teacher, due to his personal beliefs, did not accept the concept of gender transitioning."
A man who set one of the fires was sentenced today after a group of anonymous Kiwis took it upon themselves to track him down.
Ethnicity would be considered alongside geographic location, and socioeconomic deprivation levels as part of the new waitlist system.
The OCR has increased 10 times since the beginning of last year, and so too have mortgage interest rates.
Armed police could be seen outside the entrance of the hospital at about 6.30pm.
The Post Primary Teachers' Association says the secondary sector is struggling with a lack of teachers.
New Zealand and US scientists are uncovering how climate change is impacting one of the driest and coldest places on the planet.
The fearsome-looking fish "was almost purchased by a restaurant for food" before a museum stepped in.
