TVNZ says a "family emergency" is why Breakfast host Kamahl Santamaria quit after just 32 days. But Stuff understands at least one female in the newsroom had complained about inappropriate behaviour.

The son of a pokie addict who gambled away $500k says "weak" reforms wouldn't have saved his dad; the industry says community grants are now at risk.

Aotearoa has just 93 known cases of men with XXY chromosomes, but it’s likely there are many more who don’t know they are affected.

An Invercargill couple says they could have done without the extra protein in their organic spaghetti.

Gone are the days when potatoes, onions, tomato sauce and cans of bully beef could be left on the shelf as thieves target ever more humble items.

A Christchurch plasterer is one of them, and says Covid-19 was a big part. The family sold personal items, including cars, but couldn't stay afloat.

GRAPHIC CONTENT: “I passed out, and I thought I was dying,” says Faithful Disciple after boiling water poured into his gumboot.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

It could be a wet and thundery start to the week, MetService warns, with a rain-band and subtropical low on the way.

The brutal stabbing in Mt Albert that took the life of a man in his 20s is the latest crime to shock Tāmaki Makaurau, amid a string of ramraids and shootings.

A Canterbury woman in her 80s was left with a big clean-up bill after a worker for a former Carpet Court franchise uplifted vinyl containing asbestos.

ANALYSIS: The big sell is almost complete, but besides meeting a potential presidential candidate, deals have been signed and the message is clear: NZ is back for business.

Tom Coombes, 25, was stabbed to death earlier this week while he was out for a walk.

A drone and what appeared to be a remote control mobile camera device were used to investigate the discovery in the suburb of Frankton.

The returning chairperson of Waikato-Tainui's executive is blunt in his assessment of the tribe's need to maximise opportunities and the downside of wastern-style democracy.

A proposal to close a paper road has trampers and hunters fearing for the loss of access to a forest park.

The soon-to-be-constructed Waikato Regional Theatre “checks all the boxes” for orchestras, theatre companies and bands, those in the know say.

As a weather system brings severe weather across the country, it may be a case of last but not least for those on the East Coast.

While tributes for the “funny”, “amazing” young woman who was killed flowed on social media, police were not able to name the victim.

The car smashed into parked vehicle on a Christchurch residential street, coming to rest just metres from a child's bedroom.