Shots were fired at gang-affiliated house in Tawa on Saturday after a related shooting in the central city left two people critically injured.

They came to remember or with dreams of serving, while acknowledging conflict is never far from a family's doorstep somewhere in the world.

A handful of veterans gathered outside the Belfast home of RSA Canterbury President Stan Hansen for a scaled down service, complete with a flag ceremony and rendition of the last post.

A review also signalled vaping was emerging as a new risk, while adolescent binge-drinking in Aotearoa remained high by world standards.

PM Jacinda Ardern said the invasion of Ukraine offered a grim reminder of the devastating impact of war.

Using a pin and clever folding, Private Kenneth Leak beat army censors to disclose his location in the Pacific to his family in Auckland.

Police say the 14-year-old Canterbury girl who was missing for a week has been found.

Barnaby Langford was not yet three when doctors found a tumour in his brain. Amid his treatment, mum Zoe hopes he'll be able to go to school and play with kids his age one day.

There's particular concern about the South Waikato and Thames-Coromandel districts, and tools being made to support Pasifika and Māori affected by gambling.

One teacher says fewer basic self-management skills in new learners is forcing a shift to "kindy-style learning".

Penny Kinsella – the first woman to win cricket's prestigious Bert Sutcliffe Medal – wants to help the women's game harness the world cup buzz.

It was just boys being boys without the watchful eyes of their parents.

Serious injuries have been reported and part of SH3 is closed in the north of the King Country town.

A man has been arrested and is facing a murder and an attempted murder charge after an incident in Invercargill at the weekend.

An emotional crowd gathered at the Arena on Monday morning to watch as the site where Stephen Penn died was blessed by iwi.

A group wearing stab-proof vests with “common law sheriff” badges took to podium to speak at a Kāpiti Coast service, sparking complaints.

A man was crushed by coal while loading a ship berthed at Cashin Quay, on Monday morning.

Deaf people were excited, thinking Sunday night's live episode of Dancing With The Stars would be captioned. But this was a mistake.

A woman was hospitalised after a stabbing in Westport on Sunday night.

Otis Hill, 15, has a rare cancer. But his parents are drawing strength from the family of Jemima Gazley, who have been down this “tough road”.