Anthea Keenan levelled unsubstantiated allegations of fraud and corruption against the mayor in thousands of letters and emails as part of a fight that left her bankrupt.

After 33 years, the two "oversized golf balls" in rural Marlborough were deflated and the satellites they covered will be dismantled.

Rubica Kapoor's life has been in limbo for two years as her family of three wait to be allowed home to Aotearoa. She is one of 450,000 whose visa expired while the border was closed.

Richard Trevor Sivell didn't recognise the court's jurisdiction and had to be dragged into the dock.

The roroa/great spotted kiwi had been raised in a sanctuary until it was big enough to defend itself. Shortly after it was set free sanctuary workers made the sad discovery.

St George’s Maternity Hospital could close, partly as a result of staffing shortages, but midwives who applied for jobs say they were given the silent treatment.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it's too soon to move down the protection framework from red to orange for any area.

Police started a corruption inquiry into the officer, but the woman died before she could be interviewed - so they had to drop it.

Meanwhile, four other people who were seriously injured in the crash are in hospital in a stable condition, police say.

Descendants of Elizabeth Perry want to ensure the felling of Timaru’s ‘Champagne Tree’ does not mark the end of its story, salvaging cuttings they hope to use to regrow the tree.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says reported atrocities in Ukraine are “evidence of war crimes at the hands Russia”.

Cranmer Square anti-mandate protesters have reportedly joined a new Christchurch camp with links to former far-right activist Kyle Chapman.

ANALYSIS: Why did the prime minister keep the country in red? She didn’t say it, but the answer is found in one of her favourite words: caution.

Muted response to the Government's decision to keep the nation at the red traffic light setting – the most restrictive – for now.

Owners of shops and hospitality outlets were gutted at the decision to keep the country in the red light setting, but some relief might be on the way.

A spate of physical altercations at Flaxmere College and Napier Boys' and Havelock North high schools may be pandemic related, an expert believes.

Climate-conscious Canterbury students could soon be hitching a ride to university with their professors.

An environmental group is frustrated that Auckland’s $1.2b Central Interceptor won’t be completed until 2026 due to disruptions caused by the pandemic.

A 1000-hectare fire in Southland is a devastating blow to the native flora and fauna that was only just starting to recover from a large historic fire.

Police have released the name of the man killed in a motorbike crash at Dipton on Saturday. He was 49-year-old Morne Kruger, of Invercargill.