A community in Porirua is fighting back against proposals which would allow the city's wastewater treatment plant to dispose of both treated and untreated sewage into the sea.

A Kāpiti district councillor is warning residents have lost control of their rubbish, with tonnes of it ending up in a controversial landfill.

More heavy rain is on the way for some parts of the country which were hit by flooding last weekend.

Auckland councillor Efeso Collins received death threats after criticising a reality police TV show, and says it's made him reconsider his future in politics.

The site of the notorious Centrepoint community is now home to 100 people. In part two of our series on what became of the former Centrepoint site, we meet some of the residents who live there now.

A person has been found seriously injured at a house in the Wellington suburb of Vogeltown.

Annually about 250,000 people worldwide drown a year. In April the UN voted it an issue of international significance, and New Zealand joined the resolution to hold a drowning awareness day.

Testing shows two new cases have been detected in MIQ, and none in the community, officials say.

The Ministry of Social Development has written off more than 42,000 debts caused by "office errors", totalling $22.6 million over the past five years.

Taranaki health officials are hoping more people turn up to get a Covid-19 test after abysmal numbers yesterday.

A cruise ship-focused tourist operator is transforming his business by targeting domestic tourists

Foodbanks are trying to get a better idea of how many whānau are struggling to put kai on the table.

Everyone who has recently arrived from Australia and are now in Taranaki should get tested for Covid-19, even if they don't have symptoms, the Ministry of Health says.

Down the road from one of the country's largest malls and across the highway from a big shopping complex is the old Centrepoint site, which has become the new home of a colourful and vibrant community.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff hopes a new rail and bus hub in the city's south will help with domestic tourism.

A mental health helpline for children and teens is campaigning to reach even more of them, after a 31 percent increase in demand over the last year.

The family of an elderly Christchurch woman, who has been missing for two weeks, are distributing fliers to try and get word out.

The stranded baby orca Toa has been taken by iwi to be buried, after his health deteriorated last night and he died.