Lauren Crimp

Residents in parts of Tairāwhiti fear a future on their land is in jeopardy with silt dust making the place unliveable.

After a desperate public plea, precious religious garments stolen from a Wellington church have been returned - complete with an apology note.

A Napier woman whose barking dogs have been driving her neighbours mad maintains they are not a nuisance - despite fresh council orders to get them under control.

A church in Wellington is reeling from the theft of precious religious garments from its temple.

A painting thought to have been lost forever has been returned a year after being ripped from its Hawke's Bay home .

The test results confirmed it was consistent with a discharge of animal byproducts, and aligned with a discharge from the council wastewater treatment plant.

There's been a surge in the number of pupils being stood down for vaping or smoking.

Business is "off the charts" for a water tank manufacturer as Wellington runs low on water this summer.

There is "extreme concern" about the risk of fires on the east coast of the South Island this weekend, Fire and Emergency says.

After reports in past summers of inappropriate toileting and camping in banned areas, councils in tourist hotspots say the season has been a success so far.

People waited hours in the hot sun to purchase discounted 200-litre water tanks at the southern landfill's Tip Shop on Tuesday in Wellington.

A shearing champion says stubbornness and determination to prove critics wrong saw her crack a world record on Sunday.

Parts of the North Island battered by heavy rain last summer could be in for another bout later this month.

Violent incidents at Middlemore Hospital's emergency department has nearly halved with extra security guards on the job.

Lifeguards at an Auckland beach have been subjected to verbal abuse after trying to keep swimmers safe.

The festival is celebrating its 21st birthday, and up to 30,000 people are expected to attend over three days.

The rescue serves as a warning to take water safety seriously, says a local police officer.

An impending law change means councils must disclose natural hazard risks to prospective home buyers - but what about tenants?.

FENZ data shows 40 percent of fire alarms attended this year were false alarms - up from 34 percent in 2019.

"They can't sell alcohol to the kids, and we can't sell vape to the kids, it's the same thing."

A landowner is so frustrated with a council over access to a beach he won't now accept thousands of dollars in payment even if it is offered.

Hawke's Bay youth are turning a power pole broken during Cyclone Gabrielle into a pair of pou, under the guidance of a local carving master. Audio

Almost 12,500 broken orchard and vineyard fenceposts ripped from the ground during Cyclone Gabrielle have found new homes in farms across Hawke's Bay.

"If you're going to make a complaint, you have to have ground of your complaint. If somebody disturbs you for one reason, you can't use another reason to justify something."

Police say it is possible they have uncovered a human trafficking and migrant exploitation ring in Hawke's Bay, sparked by a "distraught" victim raising the alarm.