More than 6500 tickets were issued for breaching the 50m rule last year.

'When I first saw myself, I was in shock … why did this happen to me?'

Three men were sentenced in Rotorua on Friday to home detention.

Mathew Karetu was dealing drugs as the national president of the Barbarians chapter.

After a decade in business, a plumbing business has been recognised for its success.

An ambulance was called about 9.17am.

The young woman became resentful over having to care for the 2-year-old.

The damage has been so severe that the resident received a $28K insurance payout.

The downhill competition will run for the final time over the famed Taniwha Trail.

He was turned down, then offered $19,732, which he said was an 'insult'.

Jackie Zhou says their dumplings are made with love.

'He was incapable of knowing his actions were morally wrong.'

A familiar face will take the Western Bay of Plenty District Council's top job.

'Working with our friends down the road.'

They clog up an already overburdened public health system, a surgeon says.

Plans for a tidal lane at Turret Rd can begin but construction is still two years away.

Auckland's average daily rate for Airbnb is just over $290, the highest in NZ.

'The job market has become more competitive.'

High school and tertiary students are being offered free tickets.

Coffees have risen to $4.84, with some paying $6+ for a flat white.

The second victim of Richard Wisnewski thought she was going to die during the ordeal.

Public money would be spent on hospital admissions for people with 'nowhere else to go'.

Over 1000 competitors have taken the plunge, with 90 securing their place in the final.

Tony Looker was eventually stopped by police who found $113,000 in cash and 44g of meth.