Adults and juveniles of the regionally endangered species, also known as Waikaka, were recently found in a Helensville wetland during a joint Auckland Council/Watercare survey.
The Seven Sharp Presenter visited the Lotto studio to answer the nation's burning questions about the prize draw.
Playing a vital role in digestion and blood sugar regulation, the pancreas organ is crucial for keeping good health.
It was pitched as a solution to all of rugby’s apparent woes, but has R360 run out of steam?
The researchers documented 55 instances of what they call "mini lightning" over two Martian years, primarily during dust storms and dust devils.
Paul Doyle, 54, sobbed as he admitted dangerous driving and multiple counts of attempting or causing grievous bodily harm and three counts of wounding with intent.
Rotting lake weed is casting a funky fog over the city's lakefront as a 70 tonne-a-day clean-up of Lake Rotorua continues.
The alleged attacker handed himself in last night and has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Yuna and Minu Jo were found in suitcases in a storage facility years after they stopped turning up at school.
The official cash rate might have been cut - but how much further can we expect home loan rates to fall?
It came as Turkish, Qatari and Egyptian mediators met in Cairo to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire.
The jackpot for Saturday night's draw will now be $8 million.
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a terrifying apartment complex fire in Hong Kong, mortgage rates head down, and NZ’s content creator of the year.
"The inquiry will look into whether government agencies took all practicable steps to protect the safety and welfare of the Phillips children," Attorney-General Judith Collins said.
Fire and Emergency NZ said it received multiple calls at around 8.15am to report a vessel on fire between Browns Island and Musick Point.
It followed a series of forecast active fronts moving up from the South Island.
Set for December 2, fundraisers will happen across the country with Givealittle waiving its usual 5% fee.
Proposed changes to waste collection in the south have raised potential red flags with an advocacy group for blind citizens.
Rodger Finlay had been acting as chairperson following the resignation of Neil Quigley in August.
Morgan Geyser almost killed her sixth grade classmate in the name of horror villain Slender Man in 2014 and escaped from a group home earlier this week.
The organisation behind the games said it "aims to democratise access to performance enhancement tools and protocols".
The water regulator can exempt a supplier from chlorinating a community water supply, if it was impractical or too costly, and there was a safe alternative.
Seventeen bricks were uncovered in one container, and 16 in another, worth an estimated $11.5 million.
Emergency services were called to Auckland's west coastline at around 8pm, after a man had been caught in a large rip.
The government last year announced its redress scheme for those tortured with electric shocks without anaesthetic or through being injected with paralysing drugs at the unit in the 1970s.
The memorial will honour the 257 victims of Air New Zealand flight 901 and provide a place for families, New Zealanders and visitors to reflect.
Police were called to a single-vehicle motorcycle crash at around 10am on Thursday.
Martin Bally, a vice president in Campbell’s information security department, described Campbell’s as "highly process[ed]" and for "poor people".
The guard members were taken to hospital in critical condition after the shooting.
The man was armed with a blade from a pair of hedge trimmers and had trapped a woman and her baby in a bus-stop in Khandallah.
Badly wounded Maverick was handed over to SPCA as his family couldn’t afford the emergency surgery needed to save his life.
The 14-year-old wrote a rap after fatally stabbing 17-year-old Uati 'Pele' Faletolu in April 2022.
State highway closed and residents warned to stay indoors as firefighters and helicopters tackle multiple fires in Northland, Southland, and Otago.
Intermittent rain this week will "make it feel a little bit more humid", a MetService meteorologist has warned.
A female swimmer couldn't be saved after the incident at Crowdy Bay north of Newcastle but a paramedic said quick action by a bystander had saved the male's life.
New Zealander continues recent good form in Brisbane to sit among a group of four at four-under par.
Kwang Kyung Yoo strangled a seven-year-old student and his mother before hunting down the boy's father in February 2024.
Tiriti advocate and lawyer Tania Waikato has responded to comments made by Education Minister Erica Stanford this week.
A 35-year-old Dunedin man was due to appear in Gore District Court on December 17 charged with arson.
Hāmama, representing a Ngāti Hine tūpuna, was acquired by the Dominion Museum in 1912.
Three men from a construction company were arrested, and rescues were continuing.
The blaze broke out at the subsidised housing complex in Tai Po district, a suburb in the New Territories, on Wednesday afternoon.
Steve Williams suggested he caddie for Anthony Quayle, rather than settle for a coffee.
Lilie James, 21, was killed by her ex-boyfriend Paul Thijssen inside St Andrew's Cathedral School on October 25, 2023.
The first of five Test matches ended in an eight-wicket victory for Australia inside two days – a further condemnation of England's performance.
The venue is currently limited to six artists playing a total of 12 gigs a year.
The proposed trial would affect parts of Te Atatu Peninsula, Panmure/Tāmaki, and Clendon Park/Weymouth.
