National leader the fifth MP to contract Covid-19.

Māori survivors and their whānau will share their lived experiences of abuse in state care as two-week royal commission hearing begins.

The Government will urgently pass a sanctions law that could freeze Russian assets and close the country’s airspace and waters to Russian aircraft and ships.

South Wairarapa District Council gives go ahead for controversial Featherston quarry.

Broken bottles scattered across the driveway, holes in walls and empty cans led up to Christchurch student flat ‘The Bunker’ on Monday, where one of the parties took place.

The Crown alleges that Rena Maloney stabbed her partner multiple times in his back, neck and throat, only stopping when the knife became lodged in his neck and broke away.

Supreme Court hearing begins as directors fight $36m damages over Mainzeal collapse.

Stuck in a Ukrainian city where a Russian missile has killed civilians, they wait for help while their children in NZ are desperate for the Government to offer more support.

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple can be heard telling a senior member to say he is "nothing" and "nobody".

A prime central Christchurch site could be sold to Wilson Parking for a new parking building.

Nestled in the heart of coal country, Huntly is about to establish New Zealand's first giant utility scale battery named BESS.

Some inmates at Auckland's maximum security prison were evacuated due to the incident.

Plan ahead for roadwork closures on Monday night, including northbound lanes on State Highway 1 between Oteha Valley Rd and Silverdale.

A scene examination is being carried out at a Havelock North stream where a man's body was found.

What started off as banter among friends on a Saturday night has become a global debate. And now the results are in.

Ambulance services fielded a record number of 111 calls over the weekend - not all of them necessary. So they are asking people to only call for genuine emergencies.

OPINION: Deploring the violence and abuse doesn't mean ignoring the message of those genuinely impacted by vaccine mandates.

Boom-fuelled housing construction will help provide a buffer for Christchurch's central city when office workers, tourists and shoppers stay away, a report suggests.

The Southern District Health Board is asking about 1500 people to get a replacement vaccination after a Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine storage issue impacted a subset of vaccinations.

It is business-as-usual for the right-wing group despite it being listed as “dissolved” on a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment website