129 bricks of cocaine, each up to 1kg, found in two containers.

A severe thunderstorm watch is active from 5pm to 11pm Friday.

The council rejected Air Chathams' request to write off a $350,000 loan.

Williams survived two crashes, one in Cambridge in 2000 and another in Borneo in 2001.

Chief executive says owning and managing such a building is not 'core business'.

Six people were treated, with one in serious condition at Tauranga Hospital.

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Kenneth Green swung a knife 35 times, stabbing the victim he had been drinking with twice.

Hemi Rolleston won the byelection with 543 votes, filling the seat his nephew couldn't.

The school avoided closure with donations from parents and grandparents.

It lives under rimu bark, a behaviour not seen in other jumping spiders.

They wanted two dinner boxes. The worker had other ideas.

The crash happened on January 23 at Coastlands.

Hiku and Taratoa started Ringside Cafe seven weeks ago in Tauranga.

Tyler Cashmore will walk 42km in one day – and he isn't letting having one leg stop him.

Six bridges are under construction, with earthworks winding down for winter.

Traffic will be detoured between 11am and 1pm in the Kamai Range.

'I think that what we’re bringing is a young, fresh approach to a historic sort of site.'

Peter Janssen has traveled the length of New Zealand 15 times.

One person is injured; traffic management is in place.

Over 20 rangatahi attended the Koi Ora Ngahuru during the April school holidays.

Fifteen North Island tourism groups have formed an alliance to attract key markets.

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The Insignia will make a late-season call on May 27, the last until October.

The tour kicks off June 26 in Gisborne and ends August 9 in Wellington.

The tomo opened in Pāpāmoa on Thursday morning, opposite Golden Sands School.

Four fire crews from nearby areas helped extinguish the fire.