Criminal charges filed against former Lake Alice staff member don't absolve the Government or the police of their previous failures, says survivor.

A puzzle was used to cover a broken window in a property managed by Annabel Black, who owes thousands of dollars for breaches.

“The [police officer] came running out from the boat, saying ‘get down, get down, he’s got a gun’ ... ”

Dairy owners say the Government won't wipe out smoking but will wipe out their livelihoods through its Smokefree 2025 plan.

Essential lifesaving gear has gone missing from the Putāruru Fire Station after an early morning break in.

The East Coast MP said she 'was preparing for a different kind of phone call' when she recieved the good news.

Siuaki Lisiate's murder of Blake Lee inside Auckland Prison at Paremoremo was described as "one of the worst" by the Crown.

Shannon Joseph Henry, 23, lined up the officer at point-blank range during a routine traffic stop in Hamilton, and fired as he retreated.

"We are going to be in charge of a sinking ship ... Please help us," senior nurses tell managers at Hawke's Bay Hospital.

A nearby resident of a small community on the Kāpiti Coast used his tow truck to ferry people through floodwaters after an 'extremely high rainfall' event.

Forbes has named Jacinda Ardern on its list of the world's most powerful women for the fourth time, down two places on last year's ranking but higher than the Queen.

The Government has announced a radical and world-leading plan that it hopes will stop young people taking up smoking.

Excavation of damaged material from the Christchurch facility has revealed the state of the plant's filters, but the future of the site is still unclear.

Early indications are that it is unlikely there will be any locations of interest.

One of the most under-rated sci-fi series of the past few years comes to an end, while a new drama takes us back to terrifying days just after 9/11.

The region has turned around its lagging vaccination rates to share the top spot with the Capital and Coast District Health Board.

The Government will review how it funds the screen industry amid a period of booming growth for the sector which it is struggling to keep up with.

A Canterbury doctor filmed giving out medical certificates as exemptions for the Pfizer vaccine had already been declined an exemption from the vaccine mandate for her clinic.

Parliament has unanimously passed a sex self-identification law which will make it easier to amend a person’s sex on birth certificates.

If a North Island visitor tests positive for Covid-19 in Queenstown, you can't 'stick them on a plane home', mayor Jim Boult says.