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A former patient of the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital says while he can't tell the court about his experience there, his story is an important reminder of the need to investigate claims of… Audio

A business owner who fled the scene after causing the death of his formerly high-profile employee - early 2000s television star Lionel Allan - following a Friday evening of post-work drinks was…

Wind gusts in Auckland were expected to get worse this evening, as a wintry blast hits the country, bringing snow to the South Island.

The Auckland Harbour Bridge is likely to be closed tomorrow afternoon because of forecast 110km/h gales, says Waka Kotahi NZTA.

Farmers and growers will receive help to secure cheaper loans, rather than given cash up front.

Work by the Department of Conservation to save a miners cottage once home to noted West Coast photographer Jos Divis is "a complex job".

Pasture, the three-hatted, six-seater Auckland restaurant that has been named among the world's best, has closed permanently and abruptly just shy of its seventh birthday.

A public health researcher is calling for an inquiry into what could have happened during Cyclone Gabrielle under different circumstances.

Auckland Transport has turned down pleas for a passenger rail service between Huapai and the city despite having some rail cars at its disposal.

The woman was seriously injured after her quad bike slipped 50 metres down a bank in Auckland's Rodney District.

Racing Minister Kieran McAnulty has approved a deal for a British company to partner with the TAB, and is considering banning other forms of online betting.

Firefighters in the Rangitikei district in the central North Island are helping to evacuate people living alongside a swollen stream.

A fatal crash closed northbound lanes on the Southern Motorway at Ōtara for several hours early this morning.

Wild weather has hit the upper North Island, closing the Auckland Harbour Bridge several times and cutting power in some regions.

A Southland-Otago department store chain has announced it will shut its doors after more than 120 years in business.

Until recently Waka Kotahi was not factoring climate change and the need for resilience into many of its transport projects.

The devastated stretch of SH2 between Napier and Wairoa has reopened, and reporter Kate Green drove the highway to get an early glimpse of how it lies now.

The owners of a popular West Auckland restaurant say severe weather and continued road closures over the past few months has forced them out of business.

MetService says most strikes were in the North Island, there's snow in the south and Auckland's emergency is being called off early. Audio

The weather has eased in North Island regions hit by torrential rainfall on Tuesday and overnight, but thunderstorms are today forecast for the west coast and bottom of the North Island and the top of… Audio