The Waitangi Tribunal has called on the Government to stop intruding into Māori communities, ruling the state care of Māori has breached the Treaty.

The two-hour video briefing attempted to deny that Uyghur Muslims are being abused.

The Ministry of Health gave the update on Friday afternoon.

While most people go into escape rooms dying to get out again, these two people broke in. But they might be disappointed with their haul.

A traveller from PNG who spent two hours in a green zone for people flying to New Zealand in the bubble has been confirmed as Covid positive.

Gold medal-winning sprinter Matthew Slade had stopped for a coffee when a stranger asked for help. Instead, he was assaulted and had his car stolen.

Customs is moving staff to back-room roles or not renewing contracts of officers who refuse the jab.

The victim – who is unable to verbally communicate – was beaten unconscious by two men with wooden planks in a "cowardly" attack.

Council says changing the course's layout is being explored, as part of Chamberlain Park's revised safety and development plans.

Former members of the Exclusive Brethren allege the sect is breaking up families, putting members in isolation and attacking livelihoods in order to maintain control.

Experts say teething problems were expected as quarantine-free flights between Australia and New Zealand take off.

Feral deer are destroying thousands of hours of volunteer native planting work on an almost pest-free island in Christchurch’s Lyttelton Harbour.

A council staffer says Sir Tim Shadbolt did not take up an offer of weekly IT training sessions despite the long-serving Invercargill mayor suggesting his own council denied him help.

First it was buildng supplies, then pet food. Now paint could be the next victim of supply chain disruptions.

The last day of trading for April finished just 0.13 per cent up after a quiet month on the stock exchange.

The equivalent of 60,000 doses of methamphetamine was imported via courier packages from Thailand, police say.

New Zealanders need to up their game when it comes to exercise to ensure short-term and long-term benefits, according to a health advocate.

Jacinda Ardern​ has failed to acknowledge the vulnerability of Māori women to the disease after MP Kiri Allan's diagnosis, an international medical journal says.

Ryan Mead's family says they have a "life-long sentence" after he died at work while installing carpet using a strong solvent-based adhesive.

Jacob Skilling and his band of religious riders loved to party and get wasted in their criminal heyday – "now we get smashed on the Holy Spirit".