New Zealand's first convicted saboteur was motivated by debunked theories around the pandemic.

The fatal stabbing of a Sandringham dairy worker last week has reignited the debate about punishment versus rehabilitation for offenders.

There were several alarm bells raised over the safety of five-year-old Malachi Subecz before he was murdered by his carer last year.

A Christchurch philanthropic organisation has filed a Judicial Review over the Auditor-General's decision not to recommend businesses to repay billions of dollars of wage subsidies.

Staff from Auckland Council, City Rail Link, Auckland Transport and KiwiRail met today to provide updates on a number of transport projects across the super city, amid what the Mayor is calling a public transport crisis.

Halberg won gold in the 5000 metres at the 1960 Rome Olympics, and was also a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist.

A musician who became synonymous with the 'Dunedin sound' music scene has gone missing, Canterbury police say.

The Tertiary Education Union says its members have accepted pay deals at three universities, Otago, Victoria and Canterbury.

All sides in a dispute over a four-month-old baby who needs heart surgery have met since their court hearing, but have not been able to resolve the situation.

The chief ombudsman, Judge Peter Boshier, has defended his office's record on complaints about schools following calls for a faster route for resolving disputes.

Minister for Children Kelvin Davis has also acknowledged Malachi would probably still be alive if Oranga Tamariki staff and other agencies had done their jobs properly.

Police are searching for a fisherman who went missing in the water off Pukerewa Road south of Waikaretu.

An agitated man wielding a knife was taken into custody this afternoon in Auckland.

International and local talent will be returning to Christchurch streets at the Bread & Circus World Buskers festival in January.

Five-year-old Malachi Subecz's death has led a panel to recommend mandatory reporting of children at a high risk of harm, but the government is not yet committing to it.

The first person convicted of sabotage in New Zealand has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison.

Private property owners are leaving their homes and moving into campervans to get away from unruly Kāinga Ora neighbours.

The High Court will focus on the best interest of the child when making its decision about a four-month-old whose parents are refusing to consent to vaccinated blood being used during his surgery, says an ethical theorist.