The stabbing of four people this afternoon is believed to be a random attack. The alleged offender has been taken to hospital with injuries, and has not yet been charged.

There are calls for a policy permitting the handcuffing of prisoners before and after giving birth to be scrapped, but the prison officers' union has said it is for the protection of staff.

Tyrone Marks first came to the attention of Social Welfare at the age of three. He was made a state ward at the age of nine and was in a number of boys' homes until 16.

More than 20 families remain without a home after the horrific floods in Napier six months ago. Patience is wearing thin for some.

Two unions have presented more than 15,000 signatures to two MPs, calling for the government to give residency to long-term migrant workers and over-stayers.

Highlanders and All Black loose forward Shannon Frizell is alleged to have assaulted a woman at a Dunedin bar at the weekend.

A former police officer who stole $4000 handed in by a member of the public has been granted permanent name suppression.

Police have seized more than 300 firearms since launching a national strategy to stamp out gun-related violence.

The government does not have figures on how steeply contractor and consultants' pay rates have been going up.

The Eating Disorder Association is furious about comments from a mental health specialist who said patients sometimes adapt to their disorder over time, labelling it "dangerous".

University of Otago wants the ability to fine students who have let the rubbish at their flats get out of control, but the students' association is pushing back.

Three cases of Covid-19 in have been found in managed isolation and quarantine facilities, but none are infectious, the Ministry of Health says.

Canterbury Regional Council is being accused of creating a monster that it can no longer control when it comes to degraded water quality in the region.

A new breast cancer screening system is seen as a step forward in the early detection of the disease, but the Breast Cancer Foundation says it's not enough.

This morning's restart of the travel-bubble with NSW has the thumbs up from an expert in disease modelling, who says the pause was wise, but an Australian expert says the travel pause was premature.

A jury has found two men guilty of importing 4kg of cocaine, and cleared a third man of his charges.

The cause of the outage is unknown and Transpower says it will investigate.

Police suspect a group of 30 teenagers are behind a spate of Mazda thefts in Taranaki, spurred on by social media challenges.