Officials thought they knew all they needed to know about the prank - they didn't.

Workers are being asked to be patient and have been reassured they're a priority.

Shark spotted in ankle deep water at a popular Bay of Plenty beach today.

The 81-year-old had struggled dealing with the road-rage incident last month.

Michael Radley's company hasn't paid anything, now the ERA has made him liable for $55k.

The private investigator says he can't reveal what the information is.

The $2m report eyes up the Manukau Harbour and not Northland as the new port option.

Children were at their grandparents' farm when the farm vehicle went into the pond.

Community united in grief over death of two boys and their grandmother.

Children were at their grandparents' farm when the farm vehicle went into the pond.

The Matangi Berry Farm and its owner have been ordered to pay more than $120,000.

Bruce Nickel's teddy bear creation is enough to make you do a double take.

Showers will continue to linger in the South Island over the next few days.

Thefts of expensive items is on the rise - but supermarkets are fighting back.

Make the most of the settled weather, as bands of rain and a low will hit NZ on Tuesday.

Three women made up the top 7 in the zig zag competition which was also a first.

The man was taken to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition.

The incredi-bull sight shocked workers who could only watch as the cattle ran past.

The Upper Rakaia fire chief has been airlifted to hospital after collapsing.

The company has already sorted a plan to get back to business.

A Givealittle page has been set up to help the parents of a Mangatainoka crash victim.

Firefighters will step back from the fire this morning as swarms of hungry bees arrive.

Bees' Inn Apiaries blaze closed SH3 and continued to flare up through Thursday morning.

PM Jacinda Ardern called 'dumb-as-a-plank' and Minister Stuart Nash dubbed her 'lapdog'.

The previously 'pristine' beaches are littered with rubbish posing a risk to marine life.

Quick work by fire brigade has prevented a massive fire from taking off.

The man was airlifted to Middlemore Hospital after his quad bike rolled near Pukekohe.

Rollie Heke has been sentenced after his Rambo-style rampage in Morrinsville last year.

The Employment Court has thrown out Richora Group Ltd's appeal to an earlier decision.

186 of the total 516 herd of cows suffered some form of tail injury including tail breaks.

The road was still closed at 5.15pm and unlikely to be open for at least another hour.

Thirteen fire engines are at the scene along with a command unit.

Alan Manhire had been patrolling the streets of Mayfield, Ashburton, for three years.

Colin McMahon is due for more surgery tomorrow.

Gordon Leech yelled "I've been shot" before dying a short time later.

Clear skies will remain but more areas will experience sub zero temperatures, too.

Police say it was a clear case of mistaken identity when Gordon Douglas Leech was shot.

A man has died after being shot while hunting south of Te Aroha this morning.

Ocean Babington is seeking 10 dogs and their owners for her masters research.

Sharp social media reaction to the Kiwi wine brand using Aussie grapes.

Montana wines has ditched Kiwi grapes for Aussie ones to save money.

An outage caused by a fault at a Hamilton substation is affecting Waikato and Coromandel.

Lightning has been peppering the Waikato and Bay of Plenty today.

Thunderstorms should bring some welcome relief to many parts of the country today.

William Burgess has taken the executors of his mother's estate to court.

Daniel Wheeler believes slaughter of five Campbell Island ewes was opportunistic crime.

Facebook users are unsure if the poo-sodden cows are dead or alive.

Schools across west Otago are closed.

Two Hamilton men have discovered a gene which allows cows to tolerate high temperatures

Hydrotech Ltd has been fined nearly $50,000 after a digger crushed an employee's legs.

John Griffin got frustrated with A&E so he treated himself; with an electric fence.

He'd spent the past two days hunting, and then he somehow died while walking home.

Coromandel residents left homeless after being evacuated due to flooding.

A sharp-eyed member of the public has got the Waikato Regional Council investigating why the water at Bridal Veil Falls has suddenly turned into a shade of "cow poo".

Most of the country can expect another warm, dry holiday weekend, but the West Coast is in for a wet one.

Shocked friends and schoolmates pay tribute to teenager killed after the car he was travelling in crashed near Matamata.

Sir Colin Meads' family says it remains unclear what stage his cancer is at and he needs to undergo more tests.

A Waikato piggery is facing cruelty charges after 25 pigs were left injured in the alleged overcrowded site, while three had to be put down.

Two Auckland men met about two years ago and in that short time they have discovered they have the same passion - cleaning up waterways.