Retirement Commissioner Diane Maxwell cleared of bullying, but concerns raised over behaviour.

Lorraine Smith's wailing roused a neighbour. In her house lay her 13-year-old granddaughter dead at Smith's hand.

The victim would have been 113 by the time the debt was repaid at $20 a week, so the defendant sold her house instead.

Hit & Run co-author Nicky Hager says the Operation Burnham inquiry faces untruthful "PR job" by Defence.

Jurors deliberate the fate of men accused of importing drugs with a high-profile sportsman's help.

Bougainville's chief referendum officer, Mauricio Claudio, says just a fraction of the funding promised by the Papua New Guinea national government has been received.

The Oceania Football Confederation has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding the eligibility of Solomon Islands footballer Chris Satu.

The International Monetary Fund has called for Samoa's minimum wage to increase.

A Papua New Guinea MP has refused to provide evidence regarding his claims that Prime Minister Peter O'Neill holds dual citizenship which could disqualify him from his post.

A 73-year-old woman has been jailed in New Caledonia as investigations continue into a huge ponzi scheme.

Journalist Nicky Hager has launched a scathing attack on the Defence Force during a presentation to the Operation Burnham Inquiry in Wellington today.

A real estate agent says the Christchurch City Council was "unprofessional" not to advise him of earthquake design concerns at a new central city building.

The preferred design for a walking and cycling route across Auckland's Harbour Bridge is a 5m-wide path flanking the southbound traffic side.

Nelson-Marlborough Health says the region is being hit hard by influenza, with more people being admitted to hospital earlier than usual.

A search is on for 36-year-old Timothy Clements of Rangiora, who has not returned after going tramping on Saturday in the Ashburton Lakes area near Mt Hutt.

A staffer told parliamentary bosses she was raped by a colleague last year. He was only stood down today.

Leaked report says the foundations are "10 times too weak", but engineer and city council back the design.

First-home buyers trying to take advantage of Government ownership scheme encounter 'slim pickings' in red-hot Wellington city market.

Two of late Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda's world titles followed a horror crash in 1976, a story he recounted often.

A member of parliamentary staff has been stood down following an historic allegation of assault.