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A coroner is warning schools to fix unsafe roofing after ruling on the case of a boy who fell through a skylight on the roof of the school library.

A Waikato stud owner revealed as a New Zealand First donor says he doesn't care how the money got there, as long as it was used to benefit the party.

Sources tell RNZ the Crown is considering lending money to the council to buy the disputed land, with Fletcher seeking $40m - more than double what it paid in 2014. Audio

One person has died following a crash in Waikato early this morning.

New Zealand universities are asking their exchange students in Hong Kong to return home amid the ongoing violent protests there.

Two people have died following a crash on the Hawke's Bay Expressway this afternoon.

The Mental Health Foundation says new armed units being trialled by the police will result in people experiencing mental health crises being shot.

Descendants of Rua Kēnana are backing proposed changes to the pardon bill that would make the Crown take greater responsibility for the unlawful conviction of their ancestor.

A 40km stretch of State Highway 6 just south of Nelson remains closed by a landslip.

Residents and politicians fear new armed police teams are being used for lower-risk responses and "preventative patrolling" after an arrest in suburban Hamilton over the weekend. Video, Audio

The Detail - Armed patrols in Auckland, Waikato and Canterbury are a fundamental change in policing - but many are questioning whether they're the best thing for the community.

Armed patrols in Auckland, Waikato and Canterbury are a fundamental change in policing - but is there any evidence they will help keep anyone safe? 

Emergency services are responding to slips, flooding and fallen trees that have forced the closure of State Highway 6 between Murchison and Glenhope.

After two weeks of deeply personal tales at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care hearing, common threads began to emerge, Katie Scotcher writes.

Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha says the strategy and five-year goal is a watershed moment.

Police have arrested a 55-year-old man after a chase where a car rammed several cars and the gates of a police station.

Dozens of South Auckland residents have railed against the "Americanisation" of NZ's police force, fearing a trend towards more armed groups of police officers.

No arrests, but armed patrols have stopped in Wairoa 10 days after shots were fired at a police officer's house and a station.

Emergency services are responding to three serious crashes throughout the central North Island.

There are fears a six-month trial of police patrol vehicles carrying armed officers might mean Māori being targeted more than any other group.