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NZ Herald Live: Mark Mitchell talks to media

Hon Mark Mitchell, Deputy Mayor Malcolm Lyall, and Local MP Hon Nicola Grigg speak to the media on the local state of emergency in Selwyn

'Take this one seriously': Destructive winds peak in Wellington

WREMO is telling people to stay away from windows and doors.

Chlöe Swarbrick announces Green Party industrial strategy from Tokoroa

Gisborne locals and health workers marched to Heipipi Park, where speakers highlighted what they say is a regional health crisis.

NZ Herald Live: Simeon Brown talks to media

NZ Herald Live: Simeon Brown talks to media

Abuse in Care: 52 Lake Alice survivors opt for rapid payment

Govt says 120 people as of April 24 have so far been deemed eligible for payment.

Emergency water shutdown in Katikati

Katikati residents are urged to conserve water 'due to significant leak'.

Audrey Young: 100 days down, 1361 to go – Trump’s blitz has barely begun

OPINION: Kiwis just got a hint of how much America's lurch to the right will cost.

Senior doctors and nurses walk out nationwide

Senior doctors and nurses protest outside Auckland Hospital during a nationwide strike over pay and staffing shortages. Video Jason Dorday

Body found at Whangamatā Beach believed to be missing man

Police believe the body on the beach is Jarrod Kingi, missing since April 25.

News briefs from the Far North - Bay dog show, doctors to strike and motor industry meet

News snippets from the Far North

Roger Partridge: Policy whiplash risks eroding NZ's investment stability

OPINION: Policy unpredictability is now seen as a genuine investment risk.

Ambulance involved in three-vehicle smash closing SH3 in Taranaki

The ambulance was carrying a patient at the time.

Living next door to Lorde: Meet the tenant of a state home worth almost $4m

'I feel privileged being in it. It’s very peaceful.'

One critically injured after high-speed crash in Avondale

A person has sustained critical injuries after a high-speed crash on Tiverton Rd, Avondale at 2.14am. Video / NZ Herald

'Favourite place on Earth': Hollywood star Jason Momoa makes moves in Queenstown

Aquaman actor has bought into a bar and is reportedly looking for a house.

Senior Mongrel Mob member faces drug charges after police raids

Police found drugs, cash, an air rifle, and an air pistol during the searches.

Rain, wind gusts and swells smash New Zealand

Floodwater has inundated homes and roads as heavy downpours, damaging wind gusts and 7-metre swells smash the country’s east coast.

Person critically injured after overnight crash in Avondale

Police were notified of the crash on Tiverton Rd at 2.14am.