Auckland Region

Beam has been asked to deactivate all scooters one minute before midnight.

Anyone who saw suspicious activity after Stephen Thorne's death in Blockhouse Bay is encouraged to contact police.

The orders included nearly $275,000 in cash and the Head Hunters' East chapter headquarters on Marua Road, which police restrained in 2017.

Police have described how the "horrific" accident happened, and called some bystanders' filming of the aftermath "disgusting".

Three people died in the horror crash between a truck and three other vehicles. Audio

Nearly three months passed from when a former political figure's party was told he was a "sexual predator" until the man stopped working for them.

Wastewater from 341 households in the Cardinal West development is being pumped to temporary tanks before being trucked away. Audio

They are sold at selected retailers on Waiheke Island: RAW at Waiheke Fresh Fruit & Vege Market, and Waiheke Specialty Food.

The murder-accused communicated regularly with Madison Ashton in the days after his wife's death, a detective says.

Some are worried about being forced to return to work under the government's tough-love approach.

A prominent former political figure has been found guilty on eight charges of indecent assault dating back to the 1990s.

In the years before her death, Pauline Hanna never searched for suicide or self-harm on her phone, a detective says.

Stephen Thorpe was very successful in his field, to the point of having bugs named after him, friends say. Audio

The victim of the suspected stabbing was aged in his early 50s and was a keen entomologist who worked in an office underneath the Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club seven days a week.

The person thought to be connected to the sudden death of a man at a sports ground likely left the scene on foot, leaving the critically injured man to die, police say.

The rates bill on the property, which is surrounded by state homes, has grown to $317,846.55 and is now the city's longest outstanding debt.

Bahamian New Zealander Elisa shares the inspiration behind her new musical project with Maggie Tweedie and introduces her latest single.