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Two others are fighting for their lives.

The former Aratere is anchored in Tasman Bay, pending consent to enter India.

Paul Davison, KC, has been appointed to lead the review into the events leading up to the deadly landslide at Mount Maunganui.

Tekanimaeu Arobati's body was found on January 24 - three days after he disappeared.

Rowan Donoghue is awaiting sentencing for sexual offending involving teenage boys.

The man's lawyers say he was living in "oppressive" environment which eroded his mental health.

Despite understanding the terrain the film would traverse, Madeleine Hakaraia de Young was not ready.

Gambling websites are flooding university students with ads, and the results are a costly spiral.

The tales of two birds "emerging into identity" are melded in a new circus production coming to the Auckland Arts Festival next month.

The Central Otago District Council said the possum was found during an unrelated inspection on Wednesday, and it's not known how long it's been in the water.

Annual monitoring since 2017 has shown growing variety, numbers and size of fish - with a seven-fold increase in snapper leading the resurgence. Audio

One person was killed and two others were critically injured in the crash involving a car and a school bus yesterday.

The victim was beaten and her head was stomped on during the brutal eviction.

The public will choose the name of the trout statue that has stood in Gore for almost 40 years. Audio

Wellington Water says it will not be able to provide "any further public statements regarding aspects of the Moa Point incident and response that may be included in the inquiry".

Tony Ellis, who represented him for about six months, told court today he felt the terrorist wanted him to do "precisely as ordered".

The Salvation Army's latest State of the Nation paints a dire picture of worsening child poverty and unemployment.

Two people were seen running from the area after a loud bang in the middle of the night.