A group of Pasifika law students at Auckland University of Technology have raised concerns about a lack of support at the Manukau campus.

An East Otago mother says she's been left confused and concerned as blood test results start to roll in after a lead contamination testing blitz.

A church in Auckland has been struck off the Charities Register after its employees stole millions of dollars in church funds, and poured millions more into dubious investments.

The family of a woman seriously injured in a hit-and-run says she does not hate the driver and forgives them.

Initial tests show no lead contamination in the Waikouaiti River, but there are still more results to come and the Otago Regional Council has ramped up surveillance.

Plans for a controversial, costly Christchurch cycleway will continue - despite an attempt to halt the process today.

Mayor Andy Foster has today revealed a sketch of the council's 2021 Long Term Plan, which will be further discussed by the council next week.

Police are investigating three reports of indecent assault at a Wellington gym's Christmas party last year.

Climate change could cause larger and more frequent extreme weather events, a new study by University of Otago has found.

Eight workers were burnt while disinfecting a farm during the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak in 2018.

Three men will spend about four years in jail after bashing a man and to leaving him to die in Hastings.

Fred Lichtwark has been suspended following an independent investigation into three complaints made against him in November.

The Defence Force has finalised new rules on how it will deal with reports of civilian harm involving New Zealand soldiers.

Greater Wellington Regional Council is asking the public for feedback on plans to improve the region's public transport network.

The Crown argues the man sexually abused eight boys in his care, rewarding some with drugs and intimidating one into silence with gang involvement and a death threat.

The government has announced its expansion to the Flexi-wage initiative, increasing the funding to businesses hiring a worker and widening the eligibility for job seekers.

The river feeds the water supply for Waikouaiti and Karitane, where it was revealed the water supply had shown concerning levels of lead going back to late July 2020.

The Education Ministry is forecasting a shortfall of secondary teachers in Auckland this year, and a demand for teachers in maths, science and technology, and te reo Māori.