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Liam, 23, was last seen on Watson and Walton Street in Bulls between 11am and 2pm on 19 January.

Floods and flash floods can happen quickly, this is what you need to know to be prepared.

Debbie Gray's social media plea to help her father brought out the best in the local community.

The road is open after the crash.

The crash is at the intersection of SH25A and SH26.

Very few city parks in the world have a working farm, but Cornwall Park, recently recognised by the NZ Gardens Trust, is one of them.

Queenstown Lakes District Licensing Committee has approved a liquor licence for a Super Liquor franchise in the Longview subdivision of Lake Hawea.

Harry Darkins, 36, had worked in schools across both Northland and Auckland.

New technology has been imported from the Netherlands to help hunt down nests.

Homes have been declared dangerous and new slips are dashing hopes of fixing a bridge amid warnings around the North Island.

The driver of the vehicle fled from the scene but had since been located and arrested.

The number of queen yellow-legged hornets found this summer has reached 43.

Consumption of meth doubled in a year as the price dropped, while cocaine users said the illicit drug was easy to get.

The victim said the stabbing felt like he had been "whipped with a piece of string".

In the three months since the yellow-legged hornet was first detected in Auckland, the eradication response is showing real signs of progress.

The men were found off Tolaga Bay on Wednesday, after their commercial boat Sidetracked capsized suddenly when it got tangled in a craypot line.

A man died after being hit by a car on Puketona Rd, Haruru Falls on the weekend.

More details about how Graham Garnett survived three weeks lost in South Island bush before being found alive, have been revealed.

Conditions in Northland are becoming increasingly wet and windy.

More details about how Graham Garnett survived three weeks lost in South Island bush before being found alive, have been revealed.