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"I mean, if you're going to have a wedding crasher at a Hobbiton wedding, who better than Elijah Wood?"

The liaison officer will work from a United States-led Civil Military Coordination Centre.

It happened after nine inmates refused to exit a day room on Wednesday morning.

A rescue helicopter was called in when the child became "acutely unwell".

Jason Lambert was accused of taking on concreting and landscaping jobs but not finishing them.

Save the Kiwi says it's a "huge milestone" for the kiwi who were released on the most isolated side of the island earlier this year.

Ben McNulty ran as a Labour candidate alongside mayor-elect Andrew Little.

Gisborne conservationist Sam Gibson serves up "chuckly yarns" on Instagram. But in a new documentary, he argues the loss of our native forests is no joke.

Auckland's Butterfly Creek houses Goldie and Scar, both more than 5m long and weighing in between 500kg and 600kg. Audio

A person has been seriously injured after trapped by a bullbar at an address in Paremoremo.

PowerNet says 3900 customers are without power in Southland and 1700 in South Otago.

A teacher has lost her job after falling pregnant to a troubled teen who moved in with her after she became his caregiver.

Three people taken to Middlemore Hospital, one in a serious condition.

North Shore councillor Richard Hills said he was saddened to see misinformation about a fatal crash which saw the Auckland Transport bus engulfed in flames on Tāmaki Drive.

The crash had blocked southbound lanes of State Highway 1 north of Christchurch.

Suzanne Young believes Ross Appelgren murdered her husband, but doesn't think she's had the whole story:

For the seventh year in a row this name has taken out the top spot for cats and dogs.

A new RNZ audio documentary explores the brilliant musicianship and musical legacy of Clarence White (1944 - 1973).

About 20 percent of New Zealand's young people may have problematic social media and phone use.