Kim Baker Wilson

A former mayor and lifelong friend says the country has lost a superb New Zealander and "a giant of protest".

As another deadline passes, patients and GPs are frustrated about a dearth of information, while others say the site is crashing again.

Lawyers are calling for a review into what punishments companies can face for breaching privacy in the wake of the massive Manage My Health cyber hack. Audio

The chief executive of beleaguered patient portal says he is open to standing down if required.

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。

Hackers are demanding to be paid after stealing 400,000 medical files from Manage My Health, the country's largest patient portal.

More than half a tonne of fireworks were launched from high up Auckland's Sky Tower, while Wellington's entertainment strip, Courtenay Place, turned into a carnival zone for the night.

New Year's celebrations were well underway - despite the dreary weather in many regions.

It comes after two straight nights of violence in Auckland, involving group brawls.

Auckland rider Erin Swainston knew she had to let go of the reins or be crushed by her horse, Scooter, when he lost his footing.

"That's six hours he could have been by himself if these members of the public hadn't stepped up and help us out," says the local head of police.

Large parts of the mainland have been under brief severe thunderstorm warnings through the afternoon.

Sophie Bradwell-Pollak says there have been multiple failures amounting to a human rights issue, and so far there has been no substantial response from MBIE.

Crews were already working long hours.

Fire crews worked on the building from aerial trucks because the fire fuelled by polystyrene made it too dangerous to enter.

Firefighters were called the school in Auckland's Parnell along with an ambulance.

The former foreign minister says the US "is meant to be a democracy".

Kane Watson was killed when sand he was digging in collapsed and swallowed him on a beach.

An army corporal who swindled thousands of dollars from her comrades has lost her military career and will be held in detention.

Jackie Te Weehi pocketed $3422.57 of her fellow soldiers' and Defence Force money.

Gunak Lee, 23, was jailed for 14 months after an undercover DOC sting exposed his role in a planned international gecko-smuggling operation.

It has been five months since police investigating the American student's death announced they had found a machete close to where he was attacked.

Young people are sleeping on the streets and in cars as a service says the problem is getting worse. Audio

The Ministry of Education initially told RNZ that no count was being kept, until the minister intervened. Audio

Company director Ashik Ali's truck rolled backwards when its brakes failed hitting roadworker Johnathon Walters.