Recovery efforts are under way to retrieve the body after it was located this morning.

The interislander ran aground overnight, the Tauranga mayoral race begins to heat up and the HMNZS navy ship gets an upgrade.

The crash involving a van and truck occurred on State Highway 1, near Grovetown.

A homicide investigation has been launched after a suspected stabbing in Waikanae Beach on the Kapiti Coast.

Police confirmed the person died in hospital.

Homeowner was away when the fire started this morning.

Police arrived to see a garage on fire in Dunedin following reports of an altercation.

Building fire in Ōtāhuhu.

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Motorists are advised to expect delays following a serious crash in Waterview.

The crash in rural Canterbury left two dead and one in serious condition.

The crash in rural Canterbury happened around 1.30pm.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins criticises the latest call from the government as jobs at TVNZ are still in question.

The body was found at Bittern Place, police said.

The hospitals are being asked to save an unrealistic amount of money, there is a shortage of GP's and a third of NZDF's navy ships aren't being used due to staffing shortages.

Fire crews rescued a worker at the Central Interceptor wastewater pipe in Sandringham.

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Police said an armed man entered a stranger’s home.

A man was bleeding heavily from what was believed to be a single gunshot wound to the leg.

Police and search and rescue teams responded to the incident, along with a helicopter.

A young girl who went missing in Newmarket yesterday has now been located.

Paekakariki Hill Rd near Wellington city is closed after a serious crash.

The Rangitīkei shooting follows another in Palmerston North - inquiries are ongoing.

Baby Ru's family saved a spot for him at the table for their first Christmas without him.

Two people were injured following the blaze on Sunday.

Emergency services were alerted to a suspicious house fire near Waimate.

Emergency services were notified of a rolled drag car during a race competition.