A man who came through state care, corrective training and prison believes his life has been set back 30 years by the physical and psychological abuse he received.

A police spokesperson said they were called to the area about 7.15pm following a report of an assault.

Residents have raised concerns about the lack of communication from police following announcement of police training in residential area.

Driven by his dark past, Te Kai Po Ahururi is forging a farmland community, providing a home, support and a purpose, for lost souls.

Pete Marsh led a troubled, but rich life as an artist, craftsman, chec and outdoorsman.

Emergency services were called about 2:25pm to the Pilot Bay area, after a person was found unconscious.

The unexpected arrival of a stranger, a loving daughter, and a whole heap of good luck have all helped save the life of an Invercargill woman.

The child, believed to be aged three, has been flown to hospital.

One man is critically injured and has been flown to Wellington Hospital while Maritime New Zealand investigates.

A person is in serious condition after being stabbed this afternoon at a park in Orewa, north of Auckland.

Godfrey Nosa is haunted by the muffled screams of people buried in the rubble when a six-storey Christchurch office building pancaked during the 2011 earthquake.

Nine nurses have been given ACC payments after catching Covid-19 while working.

WorkSafe is making enquiries after a motorbike crash on a coastal Taranaki farm saw a man seriously injured.

Niwa shares a sea-sickening video of its research vessel encountering some big swells on the way home from its Antarctic voyage.

If you're dating or married to a Lotto player, your Valentine's Day date night may have just been upgraded.

The Taranaki Community Rescue Helicopter was called to Mt Taranaki on Saturday after a climber suffered a fall.

A returnee who was diagnosed with Covid-19 has died in North Shore Hospital.

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Three men were arrested after an alleged break-in at a car dealership, and one of them remains injured in hospital.

The World Health Organisation hasn't ruled anything out in the search for answers as to Covid-19's provenance, after its mission to China.