Avoiding hospitals and reduced access to healthcare contributed to moderate and severe harm for Kiwi children during last year`s Covid-19 lockdown, a new study has revealed. During New Zealand`s six-week national level-4 coronavirus... Read...

Andy Foster says the city `needs to know now` whether the Government will allow a congestion charge in the capital so it can be included in Let`s Get Wellington Moving. Wellington`s mayor and Greater Wellington Regional Council... Read...

Rumours of the death of a great white shark at Taieri Mouth have been greatly exaggerated.A large grey shark hanging from a hook at the jetty sparked a flurry of interest, and a call to the authorities, recently.Great whites are... Read...

As Wellington enters its first day of Covid-19 alert level 2, here’s what to do if you are a close or casual-plus contact of the Sydney man who spent the weekend visiting capital attractions. Read...

An 83-year-old male who was airlifted to hospital following Saturday`s crash in Warkworth has died due to his injuries. Read...

There has been a huge increase in the number of people in Napier feeling unsafe over the past three years, and it`s largely due to one thing. Read...

Police are searching for a man following an attack on a 69-year-old woman at an Auckland shopping centre. Read...

Ashburton`s mayor hopes today`s visit from the prime minister will yield a new bridge and financial help for farmers following devastating floods. Read...

A fugitive with gang links drowned while fleeing police in a Taranaki creek he earlier named as one of his “favourite escape routes from police”. Read...

A person has been found dead in a partially submerged car in a West Coast river. Read...