Wild fish caught off Otago’s coast come with an unexpected side order of microplastics, a new study has found.

Former Gloriavale member John Ready says young girls who are uncomfortable with "affection" from older men in the community rarely speak up.

Chris Hipkins has apologised in the House to Sir Bill English for dragging his family into an exchange over government contracts awarded to Nanaia Mahuta’s husband.

Zeus the shar-pei was ordered to be destroyed after the Auckland Council appealed a decision allowing him to live. The ruling followed Zeus biting the hand of a person who had reached out to pat him.

The east coast of the North Island is expected to cop the worst of the rain coming in from the north east over the weekend.

Taylor Davies-Colley avoided the roads and went bush, crossing a gully and traversing Dunedin's highest peak to reach work by 10am.

Name suppression lifted for "evil monster" jailed for more than 9 years on child sex charges in the Timaru District Court.

Three of the four new cases are isolating in Auckland, and one in the South Island, officials announced on Thursday.

Police found a woman's body inside a Manurewa home after a house fire in the south Auckland suburb.

With 13 days to go until election day, first returns of ballot papers are well down on 2019.

A Taranaki man called his ex's employer with a stack of false claims about her behaviour, including a demand she be sacked.

Tory Whanau, Paul Eagle and Andy Foster were presented with six key issues by Generation Zero and Renters United at a mayoral forum on Thursday night.

Defence says jury should have been told of Haami Hanara's 'cognitive deficits' or his changed evidence would look like a lie.

Hours before he died, Brendan Hills fixed his son's bike chain – a typical gesture from a man who lived life to the fullest, his wife says.

The person remains in Auckland City Hospital.

It was the big topic of conversation at the barber shop on Thursday morning.

A newborn was about to be taken into state care - but thanks to a fledgling programme fostering mum and baby together, the mother has turned her life around.

With buckets and brushes in hand, students turn out on a cloudy afternoon to clear and restore graves at their local cemetery.

A new $100m apartment complex is coming to the heart of Manukau - but you'll have to be aged at least 55 to get in.

Efeso Collins called it a strategic decision to cancel. Wayne Brown said it then "wasn't worth it".