After weeks of hoping it would go away, Tineka Smith has decided to lead by example and say 'it's not OK, take it down'.

Expert says we'll need to be prepared to adapt, after trial indicates Covid-19 vaccine which NZ has on order could be less effective against variant.

Hundreds of demonstrators banged pots and pans on Parliament’s forecourt after Ardern announced plan to end contact.

Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi has been expelled from the House by Speaker Trevor Mallard over a refusal to wear a tie.

A tenants' advocacy group says renters are increasingly having their tenancies prematurely ended, as landlords make moves before new rules set in.

A second person has now been charged in relation to a heated altercation between boaties on the Coromandel Peninsula.

The child is in Wellington Hospital.

A hydraulic arm attached to a truck has hit the underside of a bridge in Lower Hutt, completely stopping traffic.

Sudima Hotels provides 15 per cent of the country's MIQ facilities. Now it is considering whether to continue that when its contract expires in April.

One of the five men accused of kidnapping and murdering Codi Wilkinson is representing himself during a seven-week trial.

Former Saint Kentigern College maths teacher censured due to participation in group chat which discussed prostitution, binge-drinking and drugs.

National leader Judith Collins says the party will support a ban on gay conversion therapy after talking to the Young Nats and Googling the issue.

The woman was initially charged with murdering her baby, but now faces six charges of assaulting and ill-treating the 5-month-old.

The 30-year-old man walked with a limp when he appeared in court to face new charges of methamphetamine dealing.

People from across New Zealand joined in a protest against the military takeover of Myanmar in the capital.

One is a close contact of a person who tested positive on Sunday after being taken to hospital due to an unrelated medical condition.

Iwi members opposing the $500 million redevelopment call for investigation into the votes of three councillors who supported the sale and lease of council land.

Health experts say New Zealand should take a precautionary approach and reduce drinking water nitrate limits to curb bowel cancer, the country's second-highest cause of cancer death.

OPINION: The PM has noticeably cooled on the trans-Tasman bubble timeline, and it looks like Australia's recent behaviour is to blame.

Key local infrastructure projects like the Woodend bypass and a second bridge for Ashburton are missing from the region’s 10-year transport plan.