Craig Koning, who told a jury the charges against him were “revenge”, has been jailed for five years for the rape of his then-girlfriend 17 years ago.

Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke of the Duke of Edinburgh at a service to remember his life, held in Wellington.

The boat has been on quite a journey. It sank, was hit by a commercial fishing boat and then drifted towards Cook Strait power cables before being taken to Wellington.

IRD said he should pay child support for the 14 years before he was asked to take a paternity test.

A worker confronted a man charged with stabbing his ex and murdering her colleague. "Stop, you better go now," he said.

The quake struck New Brighton, a suburb east of the city centre.

After years of feuding, Vincent Jessett showed more than his middle finger to a neighbour's CCTV camera overlooking a shared drive.

Controversy is brewing over Rocket Lab's work at Māhia Peninsula in the Hawke's Bay.

The Ministry of Health has provided more details about the airport worker who tested positive for Covid-19, and confirmed one new case in MIQ.

As soon as Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins was alerted to the Auckland Airport cleaner case, he sent a message to his Australian counterpart.

Participants will install an app that will see harmless digital 'virus tokens' transferred via Bluetooth to track how viruses spread.

Mongrel Mob president accused of murder put under pressure by both sides about his take on events.

She was facing the loss of her home to fund $60,000 surgery, but a health board gave a reprieve after she put up a fight. Now she's thrilled the system is changing.

Canterbury charity hospital backs health shake-up but warns ministry leadership needs clean sweep - and says working with it is like 'running around in treacle'.

A swimmer who had to be hospitalised for three nights following an Auckland ocean swim says it was a shock when she came out of the water.

University of Canterbury's annual report shows an increase in drop-outs and a fall in student satisfaction but also lots of positives.

Huge swathe of subdivisable land north of Auckland hits the market.

A teacher tried to get an injunction to stop parents and students gossiping about an investigation into his conduct.

Christchurch council boss asks staff to double-check 10-year budget after major $5m accounting error surrounding closure of a community pool.

Woodville School's junior block classrooms have been in continuous use for 142 years, but the Ministry of Education is considering mothballing the earthquake prone building.