Stories by Lauren Crimp

Parts of the North Island battered by heavy rain last summer could be in for another bout later this month.

Violent incidents at Middlemore Hospital's emergency department has nearly halved with extra security guards on the job.

Lifeguards at an Auckland beach have been subjected to verbal abuse after trying to keep swimmers safe.

The festival is celebrating its 21st birthday, and up to 30,000 people are expected to attend over three days.

The rescue serves as a warning to take water safety seriously, says a local police officer.

An impending law change means councils must disclose natural hazard risks to prospective home buyers - but what about tenants?.

FENZ data shows 40 percent of fire alarms attended this year were false alarms - up from 34 percent in 2019.

"They can't sell alcohol to the kids, and we can't sell vape to the kids, it's the same thing."

A landowner is so frustrated with a council over access to a beach he won't now accept thousands of dollars in payment even if it is offered.

Hawke's Bay youth are turning a power pole broken during Cyclone Gabrielle into a pair of pou, under the guidance of a local carving master. Audio

Almost 12,500 broken orchard and vineyard fenceposts ripped from the ground during Cyclone Gabrielle have found new homes in farms across Hawke's Bay.

"If you're going to make a complaint, you have to have ground of your complaint. If somebody disturbs you for one reason, you can't use another reason to justify something."

Police say it is possible they have uncovered a human trafficking and migrant exploitation ring in Hawke's Bay, sparked by a "distraught" victim raising the alarm.

A groom has made it to Auckland in time for his own wedding, after a desperate call to the owner of a small East Coast airline.

An on-demand bus service trial in Hastings has put a "significant load" on the regional council's call centre, and is double the cost of a regular fixed-route bus.

Tairāwhiti's rescue helicopter service is sounding the alarm that lives are at risk due to its inability to fly in low cloud. Audio

Luxon drove the crumbling SH2 with a handful of MPs on Friday morning to reach the small town, gauge progress of its recovery, and learn what it needs from the new government.

A Hawke's Bay charity says the number of young people waiting to be matched with a mentor had jumped following Cyclone Gabrielle.

Manu masters are descending on a Hastings pool on Saturday in a bid to become the district's next bomb champion.

In his first week on the job, new Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell is visiting cyclone and flood-ravaged regions to hear what they need from the government.

Mayors in Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti are urging new Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell see for himself the mountain of work that still lies ahead after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Scientists have created a new framework designed to help Aotearoa better manage pandemics.

A handful of hardy souls braved heavy rain on Monday to be the first to experience the spruced-up Splash Planet.

British comedian John Oliver's cameo in this year's Bird of the Century competition has done more than ruffle some feathers.

The roadside sign is worse for wear and the shelves are still a little bare, but Springfield fruit and vege shop is back in business.