"I would like to reiterate on behalf of the whole Salvation Army our deep regret and shame," Salvation Army chief secretary in New Zealand Gerry Walker says.

A detective who was part of the team re-investigating the Red Fox Tavern shooting and robbery has detailed the extensive enquiries police made about a man who was ultimately ruled out as a suspect.

A cash-starved Auckland cafe that feeds the homeless through people "paying it forward" has been saved after the community kicked in tens of thousand of dollars.

A rest home and two nurses have been found in breach of the Health and Disability code after giving an elderly man five times more morphine than he should have had.

The America's Cup has lured a 50,000-strong crowd to Auckland's waterfront each day this weekend, while Waitematā Harbour has hosted a huge spectator flotilla of up to 2000 vessels.

A detective has recounted how Denver Chance's body was discovered in a chest freezer in a shed on a property south of Auckland.

The Education Ministry has started consultation on a shake-up of enrolment schemes covering more than 8300 children at 10 schools in Mt Maunganui and Papamoa.

The way in which Waitomo Mayor John Robertson announced the district is planning a nil rates increase for the coming financial year did not escape criticism from its councillors.

Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit has earned the writer and director a Grammy Award for best compilation soundtrack for visual media.

A group who have been working to save a stand of native trees have appeared in the Auckland District Court facing trespassing charges.

Seven new cases of Covid-19 have been found in managed isolation, with no new cases in the wider community, the Ministry of Health says.

Wellington authorities are putting a cork in bottomless brunches, saying too many people are "getting trolleyed" before lunch.

The Six60 show could have an audience of up to 50,000 people, making it potentially one of the biggest live shows since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Government officials are being accused of stealing a farm bought by a central North Island town for their schoolchildren to learn agriculture.

Privacy Commissioner John Edwards is concerned about the level of detail some property management agencies collecting from prospective tenants.

The government's clampdown on firearms and seizures of high-powered semi-automatic weapons has had no impact on a rise in gun crime and violence in New Zealand.

Some schools organising their own bus services do not know its up to them to monitor safety standards.

Christchurch's Muslim community will today hold private prayers to remember the 51 people killed in the terror attacks on the Masjid Al-Noor and Linwood mosques two years ago today.