Stories by Finn Blackwell

It's farewell but not a complete goodbye for a craft store, which is closing its doors after 45 years. Audio

Police have arrested a young man in relation to the attack, however, they are still searching for a second alleged offender, a young woman.

The incidents took place over almost a year.

The storm in Mangawhai was so powerful that power poles were snapped in half and roofs were ripped off, leaving the seaside community littered with debris. Audio

A vehicle has gone into a building and three people are injured after a crash on Auckland's North Shore this afternoon.

Armed robbers stole items from an east Auckland shop on Friday morning before fleeing, police say.

Arthur Easton was killed in his Papakura home by an intruder nearly four decades ago.

A Māori clothing designer in Australia has launched a range of clothes to raise money for a New Zealand woman who was allegedly set on fire in her own home.

However, Fire and Emergency has refused to confirm the two fires are being treated as arson.

The duo stole a number of items, fleeing the scene in a vehicle before police arrived.

The neural implant, which monitors brain pressure in those living with a serious and potentially fatal condition, is a world first.

Large flames and billowing smoke could be seen in the area.

The assault and shooting of a man at a bar in Pakuranga Heights in a quiet neighbourhood has shocked the community.

More than 60 panels were uprooted from on top of a newly built retaining wall on Auckland's North Shore.

Neighbours say they've been terrorised nearly daily for months by stones coming through their windows: "We just really want this to stop."

Three helicopters are responding, and ground crews have accessed the fire after previously being blocked by steep terrain.

A Canterbury woman who has won the World's Ugliest Lawn Award is chuffed her piece of parched paradise with its all-natural, weather-beaten dents has been internationally recognised.

"We are all safe. Holding on to that with my whole heart while we figure out what to do next," Ali Riley says.

A resident says the 50 abandoned shopping trolleys he's found are a sign of "entitlement and laziness".

Police say the man arrived at the Manukau Police Station around 1am and the child's body was found soon after.

RNZ sat down with Police Minister and Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell for a year in review, across his portfolios.

A jewellery store owner is still concerned about safety, months after being hospitalised in a robbery.

Police are searching for those responsible after cars were rammed and on-lookers were sent running and screaming.

Police in Waikato offered more in reward money earlier this year than they have spent in their search for Tom Phillips and his children.

An Auckland Transport spokesperson said they were seeing an average of one physical attack against drivers per week.