The health minister has directed Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora to prioritise and accelerate work on a rural health centre in the central North Island, fo ...

More than 1000 people in the North Island have reported feeling a 4.6 magnitude earthquake near Taupō on Tuesday morning. The quake was 38km deep and 45km south-east of the city. It struck just ...

The mayor of Ruapehu District says incidents along the detour around the closed Desert Road could "paralyse" transport networks through the central North Island. State Highway 1 between Waiouru ...

Two people have been injured, one seriously, after a truck rolled in the Central North Island today. The truck was not blocking the road, however the road was blocked while emergency services ...