Boys' home was like a prison, and children had to take "rotating turns" at being abused, survivor tells Royal Commission of Inquiry.

A 33-year-old man is in custody and is due to appear in court on Tuesday.

It was a fiery end to what should have been a leisurely Sunday drive, after a hybrid vehicle was burnt to the ground alongside the state highway between Nelson and Blenheim.

Leading aircraftman said her drink was spiked with ecstasy, but court martial ends prematurely.

Covid-19 vaccine "tourists" wanting to jump the queue have been turned away in Northland, where locals over 50 are the priority.

Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft's comments come after it was revealed that Pharmac is likely to end the blanket provision of child cancer drugs.

A person has died after a crash which appeared to have occurred on a stretch of road with a 70kmh speed limit. The road was closed for six hours.

The 24-year-old was killed in a single-vehicle crash at the corner of State Highway 2 and Otanga Rd.

Twenty-nine people asked to self-isolate and get tested after visiting locations at Brisbane Airport connected to a green zone breach.

An increase in “deliberate misinformation” about the Covid-19 vaccine is expected but apparently not a lot can be done to stop it.

Ministry for Primary Industries says rabbits cost NZ, "over $50m in lost production, plus a further $25m in direct pest control a year.”

The placement of a truck driver's tablet may have led to him becoming distracted, killing a woman in Auckland, coroner rules.

New Zealand's visa company in Beijing was switched 'at behest of' Beijing Police to a company owned by the Beijing Police

A Hawke's Bay driver is calling for an offensive number plate to be removed from circulation after he received one for his new car.

Police were called to the incident on Bluff Highway about 4.25pm and are still making inquries.

A 25-year-old woman, who died in a crash last month, has been described as having a big sense of humour and an even bigger heart by her family.

Corban remembered as a "transformative leader" and a pillar of the Lebanese and West Auckland communities.

A woman who died in a house fire in Waihī will be remembered as a “generous and caring” neighbour.

A trainee pilot was practising what to do during an engine failure when they snapped some power lines and crashed their plane nose-first into a paddock.

The prime minister has compared Judith Collins to failed National Party leader Don Brash, saying her claims of a "separatist" agenda are due to her low polling.