As the cost of living spikes, demand for food parcels has exploded in the Waikato, and a provider says families are deciding “who’s going to get the food tonight?”

A Whangārei woman shouted at crying children, left them in dirty nappies, dragged them by the hand and wrapped them in a sheet to restrain them.

The search for Thomas Phillips and his three children is ongoing yet key details are needed to track him down.

Pink Possum Quilting owner Sue Roper says water "poured in so fast" she didn't have time to move items in her shop up higher.

Light orange for townhouses, dark orange for apartment buildings: here's how your suburb could be impacted by new government rules.

Lawyer with convictions for fraud and hiring underage prostitutes in hot water for wrongs against multiple clients.

A man who crashed into several cars in central Timaru on Thursday also rammed into a police car and fled at high speed before he was t-boned on State Highway 1.

Jacinda Ardern opens Japan's kiwifruit season at an event with giant swaying mascots and a pavlova during her first foreign trip since the pandemic.

A national association says guards should be able to detain offenders until police take over, in the wake of a scrap filmed in a Hamilton Kmart doorway.

Unions make joint call for change after a young dad became the fourth person to die at the Ports of Auckland since 2017.

The 14-year-old was cleaning wax off a moving chain at a bee box manufacturing plant when he lost part of three fingers on his right hand.

They have been flown to Wellington Regional Hospital in a critical condition after a serious crash on State Highway 1 in Levin.

Grant Robertson is facing calls for urgent action as the latest inflation figures show many households are facing higher costs for essential items.

Probation officer allegedly groped woman – and said if she had sex with him, he could ensure her partner was jailed

OPINION: Being healthy is a privilege that can be taken away when you least expect it.

Grant Robertson hits back at suggestion loose spending is making inflation worse.

The occupant of the room was out when the fire started. It went on to gut the Rotorua motel, which was being used to house MSD clients.

Andrew Little gave more details on the Government's health reforms, including the first locality networks which are a way for local communities to give advice on their health needs.

A 100 litre chilly bin believed to belong to fisherman Jason Kauta has washed up on Moutohorā Island.

The hospital's CEO wouldn't say if it would repay the money, but said it "met every Ministry of Social Development requirement" and was "fully entitled to receive it".