The former Mongrel Mob member has called on the former deputy prime minister to publicly apologise for what he says are false allegations relating to the Northland Covid-19 scare.

As Phillip James Williams sped down the street in his red Ford Falcon, he told his partner she was “over”. Then he slammed the car into a power pole.

Police are looking into how the person died in the small Hokianga Harbour settlement and a person is in custody.

The Chief Justice has called the Peter Ellis case an “untriable conundrum”. After 30 years, and numerous judicial findings, will the court find the convictions against Ellis were safe?

Lauren Anne Dickason is accused of killing her three children will enter not guilty pleas to charges of murdering her three daughters in Timaru last month.

The manager of a Christchurch liquor store says he was held at gunpoint by robbers who burst into the shop just before closing.

A "breakdown in communication" saw a husband steal around $36k worth of food from a Blenheim supermarket, filling a plastic bag up every shift he worked.

A judge says a Balclutha woman should have been safe with her husband, instead he has been sentenced to more than four years’ jail for killing her.

Convicted of murdering Olivia Hope and Ben Smart in 1998, Watson wants out of jail after 23 years to help prepare for the reconsideration of his case.

It's been two years since Kathleen Kawana's body was found in a vacant Ruatoria house – but her family say they've had no closure since her death.

Andy Moataa admitted injuring Samtuiosa Osa and stealing his clothes after an incident which left another man dead in Manurewa's Jellicoe Park.

Public health officials haven't yet identified anyone who returned to the area from managed isolation and quarantine.

Officials are looking into cases' backgrounds to “identify and mitigate risks for those isolating, their families and MIQ staff”.

With staff and students living in close proximity, Victoria University of Wellington has made Covid-19 vaccination mandatory from next year.

The Vaxathon and Super Saturday is fast approaching as politicians of all stripes encourage shots, but there's concern as health officials stop counting subclusters.

The telephone health service will soon be tasked with calling the majority of Covid-19 cases, but it doesn't have access to patient medical records.

The alleged thief broke into the bakery and grabbed a till before making a getaway on what appeared to be an e-scooter.

Chief executives are joining the movement to ban non-vaccinated workers. More would join with confirmed government support, a survey shows.

Highlight once attracted more than 100,000 people and has found a new home after a two-year hiatus.

As vaccine data rolls in for the backblocks of rural Southland, Tūātapere Medical Centre practice manager Jo Sanford says she feels concerned about low uptake.