All traffic, including buses, is being diverted from the scene.

Police found the injured woman at an address in nearby Greenhithe.

The crash happened on State Highway 8 just before 7am.

The NZ First leader's comments were made during his State of the Nation address.

Neighbour hears large boom and what sounded like an earthquake.

Fire crews are concerned over high winds forecasted for Canterbury.

Neighbour woke up to sounds of ‘shouting and fighting’.

Both sides of Auckland's Northwestern Motorway were closed for four hours this morning.

It's understood one of the offenders had a firearm.

Covid meant many students missed out on school balls last year but this year it's all on.

What's behind the increase?

'This is an emergency. This is an emergency. Put on your mask,' passengers were told.

New Zealand's international borders fully reopen at 11.59pm tonight.

Schools can enforce mask wearing the way they enforce uniforms, advice says.

Grieving woman weeps as man appears in court the morning after West Auckland deaths.

Schools got their Equity Index numbers last week but how does it actually affect them?

Schools report one in five staff and students off sick as end of term approaches.

Experts warn we're facing a winter surge of the virus as subvariant BA.5 spreads.

Guests could be turned away at the venue if they test positive.

'If this is how society works - I won't test outside home any more,' mum says.

Lord said there was "one drunk driver down. And I'm not upset about it".

Sarah Harris lived in a world 'consumed by the superficial' but is ready to love herself.

Truancy in New Zealand has been getting steadily worse since 2015.

Grey Lynn School among a number of schools bringing back compulsory masking.

Multiple people called 111 over the fire, which started in the building's roof.

The tavern has been on the site for over 100 years.

Police appeared to be examining traces of blood on a resident's door.

Students fear without the teachers, their rumaki reo unit will 'crumble'.

Hospitals around NZ are being hit by a perfect storm of issues.

Attention is focused on a residence which neighbours believe is a gang house.

Principal Faithful Pilgrim argued reporting the man would have caused a teacher shortage.

'Air is going out of the tyres faster than it's being pumped back in,' one principal says.

Autistic students are almost three times more likely to be stood down or suspended.

Government funding helps lower suspension odds - but there's not enough for everyone.

The vehicle smashed a hole in the wall that had been boarded up after previous raid.

Covid meant many students missed out on school balls last year but this year it's all on.

Government seeks a full resumption of what was a $5.1 billion industry.

David Hodge spent time at the helm of St Kent's, Rangitoto and Tāmaki College.

Thousands of students skipped exams last year due to Covid.

There are no bad kids, only hurt ones, youth worker says, and Covid hasn't helped.

'I truly feared for my life that night and that terror never left me.'

Mum says daughter with learning needs was unfairly penalised for going to private school.

The first time the boy had barely a sniffle - the second, he was 'really, really crook'.

Rodney Gordon taught at Auckland Grammar for three decades.

One neighbour said he heard people repeatedly yelling "why, why, why".

Euthanasia has been legal in New Zealand since November.

Drinking Miracle Mineral Solution is dangerous and it doesn't cure Covid, Medsafe says.

Police say they've exhausted all lines of inquiry and haven't found the culprit.

Experts say keeping rooms well ventilated is one of the best ways to lower Covid risk.

A 37-year-old has been charged with assault in relation to the homicide investigation.

Police are carrying out a scene investigation at the rundown Oceanic Lodge.

Te Kawe Terence Ratu pled guilty to assault after his actions left boy with a bloody nose.

The Instagram influencer has frequently been subject to advertising complaints.

It follows another man being allowed to continue studying despite admitting to rape.

The man has admitted on a recording that the assaults were "technically rape".

Of 105 cases at the school, 53 were among children who are close friends.

More than 4000 people gave feedback on the first draft of the curriculum.

New cases down in Auckland schools and ECEs - but outside the city they've nearly doubled.

The All Black legend wants mental health to be a school subject like reading or maths.

"Having Covid is not trivial", warns the head of Auckland Hospital coronary care.

'We're not prepared to sit back and let this thing gobble everybody up', principal says.

The move to phase 3 will make case management much simpler for schools.

No taste, brain fog, struggling to breathe - even a 'mild' case of Covid can hit hard.

The Ministry of Education has released a snapshot of establishments dealing with Covid.

Current system may lead to inequity and immigration pressure, document says.

One school says it's a "nightmare" to manage relief with teachers off school.

There were 1901 community Covid cases on Saturday and 1929 on Friday.

Unvaccinated kids have been distressed to find they can't play sport for school.