Lower North Island

'Plan ahead': Major Waikato-BoP roadworks - what you need to know

Spark into dust extractor looks to have started shed fire

Coastguard’s water safety drive heads to Whanganui

Five arrested after alleged burglaries and fleeing driver incidents

NZ's hottest town: Locals stay vigilant

Major North Island route closed for two months

One dead after single-vehicle crash near Wairoa

Motorcyclist dead after crash near Feilding

Fire crews continue fight against blaze that stranded holiday makers

'This is a true taonga': Piece of centuries-old waka found in stream

'Distressing situation': Bus drives off, strands 15yo in North Island town during toilet stop

MetService issues heavy rain watch for Wairoa this Saturday

Ruatōria community offers cash and labour after kura hit with vandalism

Gisborne city river and ocean waters clean again

RNZAF pilot tops class, wins prestigious Wigram Trophy

Arrest made after ‘disorder incident’ in Whanganui CBD

From struggle to strength: Ka Timata transforms rangatahi lives

Pike River, earthquakes and cats up trees: Former firefighter honoured

Man who died after jumping into harbour during Christmas police callout named

‘Sooty substance’: Tanker spill prompts Port Taranaki clean-up

Police clarify Napier man’s death after fall from car roof

Gas station robbery reported in Rotorua, three youths in custody

Police seek victim after assault at Hawke’s Bay racing event

Hawke's Bay set for New Year's Eve

One critical after two-vehicle crash near New Plymouth

Police crack down on Rotorua drivers flouting phone ban, seatbelt rules

Woman dies following Feilding Boxing Day incident, police open investigation

RnV organisers pledge to keep event clean after Sam The Trap Man’s litter plea to visitors

Hail, heavy rain tipped for Hawke’s Bay

Rāhui lifted after body found in Ōhope

'Humble, loving, patient': Father who died after car-surfing in Napier

Plan for inside festivities: Wet, windy start to 2025

At least one death, multiple injuries, in serious crash on SH1 at Mangaweka

Man died after falling from roof of car in Napier crash

Police investigating 'assault' after nurse allegedly stabbed during house call

Health warning issued as toxic algal bloom hits Lake Rotoiti

Rocket Lab launch, SH2 closure changes, return to fire restrictions

Rain proof ‘Santa is real’ for Gisborne farmers

Progress in reopening Wairoa aged care facility

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council installs cameras to monitor flood risk at river mouth

Machete, tools used in liquor store robbery

Hawke's Bay has first division Lotto win, $333,000 prize still unclaimed

Hawke's Bay heatwave: Two girls taken to hospital, three others treated after rippa rugby faintings

Hastings shed fire: Firefighters called Australia for advice as blaze threatened chemicals

'Lucky to be alive': Hunter found with serious injuries

Police release new information in search for missing Ōtaki kayaker

Hastings District Council promises prudency after $11.6m deficit reveal

Gas leak at Royal Whanganui Opera House deemed safe

Double fatal crash scene 'didn't look real'

One seriously injured after car drives through fence into bushes

Police seek six cars in relation with Greytown hit-and-run

Death of man in Napier being treated as unexplained

Suspected oil spill on the Whanganui River

Police responding to Tairua Rd incident

Dead wrong: Thieves strip wheels from hearse at funeral home

Teens organise protest in Napier over home detention sentence for rapist

Why Hawke's Bay felt a Rotorua earthquake that no one in Rotorua felt

Six Hawke's Bay Prison inmates clamber onto roof

Police swarm on anti-social road users in Whanganui

'Surreal' video shows burning, driverless bus move to save Kāpiti home

Power outage after truck crash in Eastern Bay of Plenty

No high-ladder fire trucks for Lower North Island after breakdown

Early-morning text alerts daughter-in-law to deaths of couple

'Return the kit so we can play': Napier football club's appeal over stolen uniforms

Divers join search for man washed from rocks near Waiinu Beach

Search resumes for man washed from rocks near Waiinu Beach

Whanganui flooding: Rowing club says worst in three years

Defendant missing as judge, jury and lawyers gather for trial

'Hunker down' - Levin tornado's trail of destruction

Child's bedroom shattered by shotgun blast in Wairoa

Hastings' Heretaunga St: A tale of two sides of the city