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A woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in relation to the death of a toddler who was left in a car in the Whanganui Hospital car park.

A 5.8 severe magnitude earthquake has been felt across the lower South Island, including in the Central Otago town of Wanaka.

The nation's top celebrity chefs have rallied behind Dame Alison Holst after it was revealed the "Godmother of New Zealand food" has been diagnosed with dementia.

The fire, which forced the evacuation of hundreds from Auckland's Sky City, has been put out.

Mark Lundy has been found guilty of the murder of his wife and daughter for the second time.

Winston Peters has won the Northland by-election, ahead of his nearest rival by nearly 4,000 votes.

The owners of the land on which an ancient kauri stands have written an open letter saying the tree won't be cut down.

A fourth Queensland fruit fly has been found in the Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn.

A single fruit fly has been discovered in the Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn, leaving the surrounding area in a fruit and vegetable lockdown.

Auckland Zoo keepers have made the heart-wrenching decision to euthanise an "iconic" 11-year-old siamang gibbon, after serious on-going welfare issues.