Chanel Morrison yelled racist slurs at a group of outnumbered police officers as they dealt with a large group of gang members.

A man sexually abused as a schoolboy says his abuser robbed him of his childhood and ruined half his life as an adult.

Thousands of staff across the country's eight universities will stage a half-day strike on Thursday as part of action over failed pay increase negotiations.

The former Cabinet minister has partnered with a powerful media investor to start a lobbying and PR firm.

Despite Māori attendees concern that The Māori Sidesteps should be wearing "armour", standing ovations have been the more typical response to their show.

Top cop jokes he doubts they'll be needed, after the community was so effective at dealing with anti-mandate protesters themselves.

Auckland’s rail users are facing their biggest disruption ever. And replacement buses are not suitable for many wheelchair users, advocates say.

Nearly all eastern and southern lowland areas of the South Island will have an “effective temperature” between -5C and -10C around 1am Thursday, Niwa Weather is forecasting.

The party has joined the Breast Cancer Foundation in calling for better access to free mammograms.

Colin Boyd most recent fine is the largest handed out to an individual farmer in Taranaki and surpasses the $60,000 fine he received for similar offending in 2016.

Police, fire crew, ambulance and helicopter services help two people burned in shed fire.

A nurse says there are 1700 hours unfilled in the current ED nursing roster and a lack of senior nurses "increases the risk of medical errors".

Police are looking for help from the public after a man tried to drag away a woman jogging in Fendalton, Christchurch, about 6.20am.

A number of people who frequently eat imported frozen berries have been diagnosed with hepatitis A. Here's what you need to know.

The Ministry of Justice issues an alert that baby mice have been falling from the ceiling in the customer service centre at Manukau District Court.

The 61-year-old man will appear at Kaitaia District Court to face charges of intentional damage.

Abbey's Place Childcare failed to meet conditions set after Malachi Subecz's death, review finds.

From Civil Defence to rules about footpath use: there's more to councils than just pipes and buses.

If a teen wearing Nike TNs and a bumbag asks if you’ve got an eye problem, they’re not asking whether your visit to the optometrist is overdue.

Wilson Murray faced a gruelling rehabilitation after a three-storey fall in 2019. He was tragically killed in a crash last Tuesday.