The full list of New Year Honours recipients, released on December 31, 2024.
Contributions to culture have been recognised with entertainers, film makers, designers and foodies receiving New Year Honours.
The former All Blacks coach is among the several sporting identities recognised in the New Year Honours.
Morning sailings of the Aratere from Wellington to Picton and return have been called off.
Young people travelling through Ōpōtiki and Whakatāne districts on their way home from summer events are getting some friendly assistance.
The win was made up of $4m from Powerball First Division and $333,333 from Lotto First Division.
Damon Anderson, 48, escaped Corrections custody by clambering down a pipe on the side of a hospital building on December 23.
A video of Lynda Tabuya dancing naked in a video she said was recorded for her husband went viral and led to her dismissal from Cabinet.
"This is a moral and scientific imperative," the WHO said in a statement to mark what it called the "milestone" five-year anniversary since the virus emerged in Wuhan.
Seeded players withdraw during the opening round, leaving their positions to "lucky losers" who missed out at qualifying.
Police were called to Hayman Pl in Beach Haven at around 10am after a person received serious injuries from a weapon which was not a firearm.
The tournament favourite joined former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in the second round.
Detective Sergeant Rochelle Ross said the woman was taken by ambulance to Palmerston North Hospital on December 27 after becoming unwell from an injury she suffered on Boxing Day.
Police were notified that Coastguard volunteers located a person unresponsive who had been reported overdue at Bland Bay at around 12.45pm.
Waikato Police sought the warrant following the death of Turipapa Tukere, 42, after a violent brawl last Friday.
Emergency services were notified of the crash on Ashhurst Rd, Bunnythorpe at around 2.15pm.
Port Taranaki chief executive Simon Craddock said the substance was released into the harbour by a visiting tanker.
The country's anti-corruption agency said on Tuesday it is investigating whether his declaration amounted to rebellion.
Police were called on December 22 after two people presented at a hospital with gunshot wounds shortly after 11pm.
To top off a hugely successful 2024, the 27-year-old golfer has become the youngest Dame in New Zealand's history.
A group of 13 youths climbed onto the roof of the same youth justice residence in October.
Jolie, 49, and Pitt, 61, were among Hollywood's most prominent couples for 12 years, and have six children together.
New Zealand is gearing up to be one of the first countries in the world to ring in the New Year 2025 with an array of public events and fireworks displays up and down the motu.
Police are also asking for sightings of a teenager described as Caucasian with blonde hair who was seen behaving suspiciously in the area.
New Zealand's largest city welcomed in 2025 with a fireworks display at the Sky Tower.
