More harrowing stories have emerged about the treatment of AUT nursing students - including placement on a dementia ward with convicted rapists and murderers during work experience.

Rain and flooding is easing sooner than expected in Tairāwhiti, but some communities are cut off.

The South Korean woman wanted for the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases will be extradited to New Zealand for trial.

The government has signed a $55 million partnership with Ngāti Whakaue Lands Trust to build up to 1100 homes in Rotorua.

This week Sam is breaking down another comic book film, Marvel Studios Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, directed by Ryan Coogler.

New Zealand bucked the global trend for carbon emissions to rebound to pre-Covid levels, but the reason is not exactly cause for celebration.

More than 2000 jobs were up for grabs at the Ministry of Social Development's Auckland job fair today.

Some deeper concerns are not addressed in the Reserve Bank's self-assessment of its monetary policy, some commentators say.

There are 13 severe weather warnings for the North Island today, covering Northland, Auckland and the East Coast.

Emerging tourism leaders are urging young people to start thinking of the industry as a career and not just short-term jobs on the way to something better.

It's almost game time. The Black Ferns vs England World Cup final promises to inspire young girls to play, and hospitality venues are expecting a huge "freewheeling" evening.

More than 3000 visa applications went untouched for up to three months after a systems upgrade failure.

Ike Wellington Kingi, 42, has pleaded not guilty to murdering the 56-year-old found dead at an Onerahi address last month.

A top divorce lawyer says the case of a man being ordered to pay the private school fees of his step-daughter, despite divorcing her mother and never being the girl's legal guardian, is rare.

A witness to yesterday's hostage drama at a Rotorua bank says a man at the scene offered to swap places with his wife, who was one of the hostages.

The young man died in the early hours of this morning.

Police are trying to find the owners of 285 stolen bikes, 950 power tools and two baths among more than 3000 stolen items recovered in Wellington.

A group of New Zealanders is fighting for those with disabilities to have more of a voice and proper support at UN climate conferences.