Wayne Smith's lawyer argued he deserved more credit for admitting his crime early and sparing his victim's family the pain of a trial. A judge disagreed.

By 2043, it’s projected that one in four people in New Zealand (26%) will be Asian.

When is a road not a road? When it's an esplanade reserve, where no markets are allowed.

Piata Tauwhare, 30, was supposed to be in a tanning booth for only 11 minutes. Two hours later, her lifeless body was discovered.

GRAPHIC CONTENT: A man who broke into the home of a family and abused a baby before turning on her mother while high on drugs, has been jailed.

An angler’s gigantic catch has helped Central South Island Fish and Game reach a milestone in a research project and dispel a couple of beliefs held by some anglers.

The man was shot in the guts during the confrontation at a friend's house, the court heard in the Favona shooting trial.

The case, now involving 30 complainants, stems from several women alleging in 2018 they had their drinks spiked at a popular bar before being sexually assaulted.

A man was driving up to 130kph when his car vaulted off a stopbank, smashed into a tree 24 metres away and burst into flames, killing his 6-year-old son.

A person has been taken away on a stretcher in critical condition after being shot on the main street of a south Auckland town.

The fallout from the 32 days John Campbell's replacement spent in the role has rolled on for a week now.

British media are reporting there are two final contenders for the role at Scotland Yard, of which former Police Commissioner Mike Bush is not one.

Safety and transport concerns will be addressed, but not by building new roads, according to the transport minister defending a controversial proposal for Tāhunanui.

A project to restore the seaweed forests around Wellington is ready to begin transferring young seaweed plants from the lab to their new ocean home in Māhunga Bay.

Despite warnings 20 years ago Southland Hospital would be too small it was signed off. Today, there's still not enough beds, waiting lists keep blowing out and staff recruitment is the worst in NZ.

Three waters reforms were branded an “undemocratic asset grab" during the first stop on a nationwide campaign to fight the move.

Defence Minister has no plan for NZ in the Pacific, which is being felt by the Defence Force, National says.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a track, previously known as Observation Rock Track, would now be named Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Path.

A new speed-management plan being discussed by councillors would affect 80% of streets in an effort to make schools safer.

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