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The Aratere ferry is taking a different route through the Marlborough Sounds "as a precaution".

The Livia will be able to carry more freight and passengers across Cook Strait compared with the vessel it replaces.

Marie Louise Murphy is one of four accused of fire safety failings linked to the deaths of five people.

Warning: This story contains graphic details about the home where Julia DeLuney allegedly murdered her mother.

Helen Gregory, aged 79, died at her Khandallah home. Her daughter is now on trial accused of her murder. Audio

People are walking in pairs, and witnesses are being urged to speak to police after an attack at a popular Porirua walking track.

They say their proposal to give buses priority on key routes would cut some commuter's trips by 10-15 minutes.

The annual count, which is run by the The Kaikōura Ocean Research Institute, tracks whales as they swim past the Kaikōura coastline.

Police received reports of the vehicle being driven erratically in the Eastbourne area around 8.30am today.

Oliver Hayes' sister says there is a police investigation and the family are waiting for answers.

The new candidate is the former director of sustainability at Kāinga Ora and former Chartered Accountant from KPMG.

Police were called to the scene in Newtown on Saturday.

A women was facing a charge of being party to murder for the death of Rau Tongia, who died in Karori in 2020.

Many household cleaners released "volatile organic compounds" which could cause headaches and eye, nose or throat irritation.

One worker said he had to choose between buying his child a birthday gift or paying the bills.

A resident heard loud music and noise hours before and then awoke to find police officers in her neighbourhood.

The woman standing trial, who has name suppression, is accused of being a party to murder.

Last month a nurse was held up at gunpoint, and a staff member was knocked unconscious.

Transport services have resumed, but local councils warn that storm damage repairs could take weeks. Audio

Emergency services are still warning residents to to be "extra careful" in extreme conditions.

Severe, "destructive gales" may bring trees down and disrupt power and transport.

Several businesses along Thorndon Quay had to close because they had no water.

The ASMS union wanted a 12 percent pay increase, but was offered 1-1.5 percent instead.

The kiwi translocation season is an "epic effort across the motu to look after our national symbol", a conservationist says.

An electric ferry which has sat idle in Wellington's harbour for the past nine months should return to service next month.