A person was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a fourth shooting incident in the small lower North Island town this week. Read...

Over 5000 people have reported feeling the quake. Read...

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 20km south of Hastings on Wednesday afternoon. Read...

Eastern Hutt Road north of Wellington has reopened after it was shut by earlier by a slip on Monday morning. Read...

The Lower North Island will lose one electorate, while Auckland, Bay of Plenty, and Christchurch face significant boundary shake-ups, for the 2026 general election. Read...

Earth Sciences say they are monitoring a cluster of earthquakes centred off the east coast of the lower North Island this week. Read...

At least 34 quakes have been recorded west of Castlepoint in the last seven days. Read...

The 20-bed ward was created in May for patients who were effectively medically discharged but did not have anywhere to go for lower level care, such as an aged care facility. Read...

Flags flying along SH1 in the lower North Island were torn down in what a spokesperson calls a `racist` attack. Read...

Flags flying along SH1 in the lower North Island were torn down in what a spokesperson calls a `racist` attack. Read...