Aotearoa is part of an international trend of falling rates for routine childhood immunisations that began during the pandemic.

The author of a book described as a taonga for this generation and the next has taken out the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year award for the fifth time.

The first New Zealander to be knighted for his contribution to architecture has died.

Another massive chunk of land has fallen away in a hilly Wellington suburb, and climate change will likely create a further headache for areas prone to slips if severe weather events increase.

Immigration New Zealand has reviewed the new work visa system after facing mounting criticism and frustration from employers.

Strawberries atop a pavlova has usually been a sign of summer and Christmas in Aotearoa, but not anymore.

Police are looking for an 18-year-old whose kayak was found on the lake.

A Black Power president is appealing against his manslaughter conviction for the slaying of a rival gang member on the grounds he was "banged up" for being the boss.

A teacher censured for "unjustified use of force" has failed to have the courts overturn his disciplinary finding of serious misconduct.

A man who took part in the gang rape of a woman in her own bed has lost a battle against deportation.

Another three people have been charged over an aggravated robbery that occurred in Rotorua last month.

New radar gun equipment is being used by West Coast Regional Council hydrology staff to gauge floodwater levels of rivers across the region.

Rotorua MP Todd McClay has called on the district council to delay its decision on a controversial proposal to sell 10 reserve sites for housing until after the October local election.

A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged in relation to a string of store robberies on Auckland's North Shore.

A man has been charged after a police stand-off of more than 24 hours in Levin last week.

There are 5169 new community cases of Covid-19 reported by the Ministry of Health and 599 people in hospital with the virus.

The government is making it easier for teenagers to get NCEA qualifications this year.

Fresh slips have hit a rain-soaked Wellington region, with one in the suburb of Karori leaving a house perched near the edge of the landslide.