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Insurers are bringing in extra staff from overseas and warning it will be years before all claims are settled for flood damaged homes, cars and contents in Auckland.

"Bonkers" and "extremely dumb" are just some of ways critics are describing the government's U-turn on transport subsidies.

A man on parole who brutally murdered Colombian woman Juliana Bonilla-Herrera in her Christchurch home has been jailed for life for a crime described as a person's "worst nightmare".

The weather risk is decreasing as the day goes on, but some warnings and watches remain in place in other regions in Aotearoa, emergency officials say.

Flooding in Auckland has dashed hopes of a trouble-free start to the school year but principals are confident their biggest problem of the past three years, Covid-19, will cause a lot less disruption…

January's CoreLogic House Price Index saw residential property values fall 7.2 percent over the year earlier, the biggest 12-month decline since May 2009.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has announced Jan Tinetti, Michael Wood, Ayesha Verrall, Willie Jackson and Kiri Allan are being shifted up the Labour rankings, with Nanaia Mahuta and Andrew Little…

Oranga Tamariki shut down the 10-bed Te Oranga care and protection house two years ago after video leaked of a boy being held in a headlock.

Businesses and community leaders in Christchurch are concerned around an alleged increase in crime.

The Wellington Phoenix women have produced a remarkable comeback to secure their first point on the road this Liberty A-League season.

State Highway 73 at Arthur's Pass has re-opened following a serious crash this afternoon.

The country's 10 most expensive streets can all be found in Auckland and Queenstown, new research shows.

The national archive will not have enough space to store vital records even after its new $290 million building is ready in Wellington.

Auckland Emergency Management says the weather across Tāmaki Makaurau is continuing to worsen and residents in flood-prone areas should prepare to evacuate. Audio

More than 40 brewers from across the country will descend on Christchurch's Hagley Park this weekend, for the annual Great Kiwi Beer Festival.

The Court of Appeal ruled the sentences unjust and replaced them with set terms of prison and shorter minimum periods.

Canterbury Museum has been taken over by urban artists filling the space with colour for its blockbuster farewell exhibition.

Hot temperatures are dangerous for groups such as the elderly, children and those who are very ill, a top health official says. Audio

Eleven of New Zealand's leading academics - including Dame Anne Salmond and professor Shaun Hendy - have signed an open letter calling for the plan to be scrapped.

A Waikato wetland is bringing in rats as a last resort to try to scare off half a million sparrows and starlings around pest-free Lake Rotopiko. Audio