The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry has heard of young Māori being torn from their families and put into a system that wrote them off from the start.

What is life like on Aotearoa's remotest island? Chatham Islanders: Tchakat Tchatam Airani is a series about a remote community we see and hear very little from.

Twenty-eight of the protesters who occupied Parliament grounds over the past month have now tested positive for Covid-19.

St John and Wellington Free Ambulance are asking the public to only phone 111 for an ambulance in "genuine emergencies".

The Ministry of Health is increasing rapid antigen test collection sites, aiming for 90 percent of the population to be able to collect pre-ordered tests within a 20 minute drive.

More than 1500 people who received a Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago may not be fully protected after the doses were stored at an incorrect temperature.

For the last two years, Chatham Islanders have been fortunate to live without the virus in their community - that is until Sunday, when two cases were confirmed.

An inquiry is underway after the discovery of a man's body in the Karamu Stream this morning.

There are 17,522 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today and 696 people in hospital.

A Hungarian neurosurgeon is taking the Medical Council to court, after they turned down his bid to work in a specialist role in New Zealand.

Detectives investigating the death of a man at Adelphi Motel in Taupō yesterday are also making inquiries into a firearm discharge last night.

A Victoria University of Wellington student says their mental health worsened after being temporarily kicked out of their residential hall for feeling suicidal.

State Highway 6 through Kawarau Gorge in Central Otago is down to one lane after fresh rockfall.

The Riff Raff statue in Hamilton, celebrating The Rocky Horror Show and its creator Richard O'Brien, has a new home.

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus last year warned smoking increased the severity of respiratory diseases and make people more likely to get gravely ill from Covid-19.

A report obtained by RNZ has laid bare a litany of failures during the escape of two offenders from a youth justice residence in 2020.

The Rhythm and Vines music festival, already rescheduled once, has been cancelled again.

Beck says she's running for mayor because the city needs "someone with local and central government experience, business understanding, and someone who can work constructively with people to get the best results for Aucklanders".