Family members of a young butcher who died suddenly are pleading to attend his funeral.

Another Mad Butcher shop bites the dust.

Funding for Spinraza, drug to help prolong the lives of SMA babies, given lower priority.

His feat was recorded on fitness app Strava

School principal Gary Sweeney said parents would be notified today about the closure.

A man is in a critical condition after an incident in Pukekohe last night.

A Givealittle has been set up for a pet's cremation after a devastated couple's discovery.

"We were looking for him every single day for two weeks."

Auckland Council is also increasing the number of filling stations for residents.

A person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition.

Residents hit with foul smell after chicken offal lined a busy Auckland road.

Jonah Lomu's old school Wesley College is NZ's oldest surviving secondary school.

Man sentenced for causing fatal crash while under influence of drugs and alcohol

One lucky Pukekohe punter picked up $1 million, while someone in Waitara won $200k.

Powerball has jackpotted to $25m on Saturday after no one won the mid-week draw.

"The rabbit was dead but it didn't deserve this unforgivable treatment."

Man famous for amateur facial tattoo remanded in custody for sentencing at a later date.

Drury and Pukekohe to grow by more than the population of Palmerston North.

The pair in the car escaped unharmed.

The thunderstorm follows a damaging tornado in Taranaki this afternoon.

Housing infill will force zoning schemes at 103 of Auckland's 140 unzoned schools.

Government plans 61 new schools; funding announced for one at Milldale.

Heath can't even crawl due to his condition, treatment for one year would cost $660,000.

Some trains will not operate on the network due to maintenance, Auckland Transport says.

A motorcyclist died in the crash last Friday when their bike collided with a ute.

Fire manager says lack of escape routes and multiple fire alarms an issue.