A Christchurch woman says she feels left in the dark after trying to arrange a vaccine for her immuno-compromised husband.

A sweet trove of documents has been unearthed during the demolition of the old Cadbury office block that will be the site of the new Dunedin Hospital.

More firearms and drugs have been seized in connection to international organised crime investigations.

A Northland woman was beaten to death because she reported domestic violence to police, a witness says.

Businesses around Auckland's famed Karangahape Road are facing yet more financial woe, as City Rail Link construction drags on.

A study into greenhouse gas emissions in Otago has noted the impact of the TSS Earnslaw 'Lady of the Lake' steamship, along with a catalogue of other industries and players.

The Muslim Association of Canterbury is questioning whether it is an appropriate time for a film to be made about the Christchurch mosque attacks.

The mother of a man shot in the head three times has told his killer her world has fallen apart since her son's death.

A starving and lost young weka was spotted wandering around Picton's High Street, scavenging from nearby cafes.

Police have asked the son of a man killed in the Christchurch terror attack, who described being the subject of a racist tirade, to file a complaint.

Former prime minister Helen Clark thinks rich countries should stump up more vaccines and funds to help end the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

A bird almost driven off the mainland by introduced pest species is returning in numbers to the Waitākere Ranges and other areas, credited to pest control work by conservationists and volunteers.

Three people linked to the Head Hunters gang have been arrested with police alleging they took more than $500,000 in fraudulent loans.

Two people have been arrested following a firearms incident in Palmerston North which forced the lockdown of several schools in the area.

A prominent businessman jailed for indecently assaulting three men will remain in prison while he awaits an appeal against his conviction and sentence.

Last week's wild weather has enabled Mt Hutt to open its slopes for the season.

The Ministry of Health says two people with Covid-19 are being treated at Middlemore Hospital - both were transferred from the Auckland quarantine facility.

Land at Waiouru has been contaminated with heavy metals from ammunition, but the Defence Force has not revealed details of other firing ranges.