The Quilty family from Rotorua have had their lives turned upside down over the past five years by 17-year-old Ryan's devastating drug-resistant epilepsy.
Online platforms have shifted from connection to spectacle, writes social scientist Carolina Are.
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including police appeal for help over spate of robberies, Melania Trump speaks about Minneapolis protests, and a tennis star’s meltdown caught on camera.
Police inquiries into the circumstances of the 3am incident are ongoing.
Clayton Weatherston fatally stabbed the 22-year-old in 2008.
An investigation found that Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work, only to be thrust into the chaos of combat in Ukraine.
The man has been remanded in custody and will next appear in the Auckland High Court in April.
Police were notified at 7.30am when an automated crash alert was activated.
For many people, it has felt like midsummer never really arrived. Is it simply bad luck, or is there something more going on?
General manager Sarah Sandoval and John Maynard from the Postal Workers Union discuss the move that some are not happy about.
The Cabinet minister and former National Party leader served in senior roles across multiple governments, and leader of the opposition from 2020 to 2021.
An unoccupied blue and green kayak could be seen floating in the water in the Tamaki straight between Omana Beach and Beachlands shortly before 7.30am.
Cam Roigard, New Zealand's top No.9, has extended his contract to take in the British and Irish Lions tour.
The 53‑year‑old endured more than five hours trapped on a cliff face near Butterfly Bay as police and SAR teams fought failing comms and rough conditions to reach him.
"They usually dump rubbish... beds, trolleys... in the stream nearby but this is the first I’ve seen it in the cemetery itself," resident Tracey Mata'afa said.
There were evacuations this afternoon, as two Bay of Plenty councils extended their local states of emergency after last week's storm.
Earlier this month, it was reported anyone classed as a British citizen would need a UK passport to fly there from February 25 under the new Electronic Travel Authorisation system.
The 33-year-old man was arrested following a spiked stolen vehicle, foot chase and multi-hour search.
Northland's East Coast was hit hard by heavy rain last week, with a summer's worth being dumped on the region over a few hours on January 17 and 18.
"If it says CLOSED, it is CLOSED," Tairāwhiti Civil Defence said Wednesday.
A hearing to determine the fate of the ancient Māori burial site at Ōpihi will be held next month.
Two dead after helicopter crash north of Wellington;150 evacuated in Tauranga amid slip threats; National MP Judith Collins announces she's leaving Parliament.
Nearly 200 members of a central North Island iwi are travelling to Wellington today to witness the final leg of their Treaty settlement journey.
The uninsured man faced a bill from the council to repair the road – but locals stepped in to offer transport, money and even a replacement car.
Six people were missing after a landslip at Beachside Holiday Park at the base of Mauao on Thursday morning.
Judith Collins has been an MP continuously since 2002, holding the title of Mother of the House as the longest-serving female member of Parliament.
Welsh tourist Katie Evans was stunned to see the wee feline peeking out from undergrowth near Lake Sumner but she knew what she had to do.
