All Whites fans are sweating on the return of their star captain ahead of the FIFA World Cup in June.
Aucklanders are being invited to match with a new best friend with a tail.
The couple say their experience should be a reminder for people to be careful when leaving windows open at night.
Almost half of employees worldwide say they’re currently burned out.
Firefighters were called to the two-storey building on Patrick Street shortly after 2am, where a large fire was found on the upper level.
Police were called to the Thatcher Street address at about 9.15pm after a report that a person had been shot.
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including heavy rain on the way for the weekend, and a huge sinkhole swallows a road.
Footage from the site showed large chunks of road crumbling away at an intersection, damaging and engulfing nearby structures.
The rider was allegedly carrying bags of cannabis and meth.
Van Der Beek's family revealed the 48-year-old died yesterday following a stay in hospice, tragically ending a fight with colorectal cancer.
An inspection was launched at the Clifton Motor Camp 1, east of Hastings, after leaseholders at the campsite identified "dangerous trees" above the campground.
Ruakākā's vehicle access was under particular scrutiny following five crashes there in recent years.
Sergeant Mark Stallworthy said four children, students from Mahurangi College, were on board at the time of the fire and were all safely removed.
A 40-year-old man was arrested after allegedly fleeing police at high speed in Auckland with his partner and three children in the car, running a red light and driving on the wrong side of the road before being stopped.
Sariah Wehipeihana used her own name and those of 10 others, including dead people, to fraudulently obtain $28,118 and attempt to obtain a further $200,000 through the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme.
The substance of the appeal has no merit, so "the application to grant leave to appeal out of time must be dismissed", the Crown says.
Marlborough District Council said the cycle lane along Eltham Rd would no longer be separated from the road by kerbing.
Emergency services prepare as heavy rain looms; students evacuated from school bus fire; Auckland couple find stranger sleeping in their house
MetService is cautioning New Zealanders to brace for a "very active 24 hours”, with heavy rain expected to lash parts of the North Island still recovering from severe weather just three weeks ago.
Treasury secretary Iain Rennie said New Zealand risked falling behind unless it acted now to rebuild its rundown hospital network.
St Mary's Church in Tikitiki is a place of worship, a memorial to soldiers, and a cultural repository of traditional Māori arts and crafts.
