Parents of children with special needs are often asked to reduce the hours their children attend school, or take an extended break to avoid them being expelled altogether.

The founder of a migrant rights group says an immigration deadlock has galvanised immigrants into action.

A person flew from Perth to Auckland via Sydney then travelled on to Northland during the Perth lockdown period, the Health Ministry says.

An environmental group's appeal against a controversial marina on Waiheke Island has been defeated by the Supreme Court.

Quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Western Australia will resume from midday tomorrow, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says.

Detectives in an international drug smuggling case pieced together information from notes and text messages to find a black rubbish bag of cocaine in an Auckland park.

Former Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has died aged 71 after being diagnosed with cancer last year.

A scathing independent review into Fish & Game New Zealand released by the government today has made a number of recommendations for change at the organisation.

Police are calling on hunters carry a locator beacon and take enough equipment for an emergency after a lucky escape in Southland and a rescue in Marlborough last week.

Niwa scientists have found the Auckland Harbour Bridge itself helped increase wind speeds to a point at that trucks toppled over.

Safety fears have prompted Wellington Council to review its social housing policies after a woman was found dead in a Mount Cook property this weekend.

The 45-year-old Oscar-winning New Zealand director is rumoured to be secretly dating the singer while she's been in Sydney filming The Voice.

New Zealanders stuck in India are desperate for help, as the country experiences a devastating second wave of Covid-19 cases.

It took seven months for police to set up their first team for scanning the internet after the mosque attacks - but it was almost immediately in danger of being shut down.

An autistic boy has written to the Children's Commissioner telling him being excluded from school makes him feel "like I shouldn't exist".

A bubble, a band and a public holiday provided a cash-fuelled weekend for some tourist operators in major centres.

Canterbury authorities are offering free drinking water tests for homeowners in a bid to check for harmful levels of nitrate.

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