Kim Baker Wilson

Almost two dozen members of the community rallied to save what they could from the sodden Ōtorohanga Museum, but the full extent of the damage is still unknown.

The council has named retired High Court judge Paul Davison KC to help the external review, which is separate to a government inquiry.

Paul Davison, KC, has been appointed to lead the review into the events leading up to the deadly landslide at Mount Maunganui.

Waste Management New Zealand is investigating whether a lithium battery is to blame for a landfill blaze that lasted several hours.

A series of mistakes meant Johnathon Taituma, 43, was dead by the time help arrived.

It means the building will not be able to be entered until it has been made safe, the council said.

滑坡事故一周后，上千名当地居民在陶朗加Coronation Park参加邻里守夜活动，并对遇难者家属表达安慰。

For seven long days there has been a sense of heaviness across Mount Maunganui, and it was hoped the vigil could lift a little of that weight.

Conditions in Northland are becoming increasingly wet and windy.

The water, and lots of it, came by stealth in the dead of night.

A reported tornado also damaged houses on Auckland's North Shore as heavy rain warnings remain in place for many regions. Audio

It comes in the wake of the major Manage My Health data breach.

Police officers were met with a "hideous" scene, but what exactly happened they can't yet say.

A father of two says he has contacted Kmart on "numerous occasions" about asbestos testing of coloured sand but the lack of response is frustrating.

黑客团体此前在窃取40万份文件后向Manage My Health索取赎金，前情报官员表示不支付赎金是通用做法。

A 27-year-old woman has appeared in court after a two-year was left in a suitcase in a luggage compartment for nearly an hour.

The government would be using an aggressive tactic if it moved to veto plans for 26 weeks paid parental leave, the bill's architect Sue Moroney says.

Helen Clark is very talented but it's too early for France to formally support her to lead the UN, says the French Prime Minister. Audio

The Association of Plastic Surgeons is joining the call for tougher regulations and penalties for owners of dangerous dogs.

It should not be compulsory for the history of the land wars to be taught in schools, Education Minister Hekia Parata says, because "it is not the New Zealand way".

More than two-thirds of adults in Auckland are overweight or obese, a group set up to look at the city's environment says.

Shifting the Ports of Auckland to Muriwai would take decades and cost billions but is still worth considering, a lobby group says.

Relocating near the small settlement of Muriwai is still being considered an option for Ports of Auckland in a move the company itself has labelled "mad".

RSAs which have paid for a special liquor licence they no longer need will have to apply to individual councils to get their money back.

A second Auckland councillor has come forward to support claims that the city is not safe and its police are under-resourced.