The coroner overlooking the Christchurch terror attack inquest says there is a "significant blind spot" between St John and its Special Emergency Response Team.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the new Government was determined Māori would do better than they had under Labour.

Joel Lawrence Kite has been remanded in custody, while younger brother Tony James Kite has been released on bail with strict conditions.

Her family includes a six-month-old and three other children under 8. Fearing for their lives, Alya Hammad wants to know why the government won't help get them out.

Things got heated between the pair when Jones said Te Pāti Māori traded on “victimhood” and that the protest was “theatre”.

Fiji Airways is limiting the weight of its ATR flights due to what it calls "the prevailing seasonal weather conditions in the South Pacific region".

Pacific leaders have turned to philanthropic organisations to pay for ocean conservation as climate finance fails.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

Australia and Papua New Guinea are poised to sign a major bilateral security agreement this week as PNG Prime Minister James Marape visits Canberra for talks with Anthony Albanese.

Analysis - Sébastien Lecornu has arrived in New Caledonia for a week-long visit and a focus on hosting the 10th South Pacific Defence Ministers' Meeting on 5-6 December.

Lawyers representing the engineer whose firm designed the CTV building that collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake say the complaint against Dr Alan Reay has no basis and should be dismissed.

Saira Patel told the Christchurch terror attack inquest that not being with her husband in his final moments still distresses her to this day.

Councillor Steve Walker wants the council's adaptation measures for hazards to attract interest from around the country and the world.

Hundreds of people gathered at Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance on Tuesday evening as part of a national protest against the new government's policies on co-governance and the Treaty.

More than a dozen Vietnamese nationals on work visas are being investigated for links to a busted Auckland crime syndicate.

Tuesday night’s event honours the best of NZ’s film media, where smart suits and sparkling dresses ruled the red carpet (which was actually black).

Review: Getting consensus between two people is hard enough. How do you manage it with 12 people building on a near-vertical site in Queenstown?

It joins the likes of Costa Rica, Madrid, Vienna, Paris and Stockholm as one of the best places for LGBTQI+ tourists to visit in 2024.

He fled an abusive family as a teenager, became a private chef to the stars and then sold portable kitchens to the United States Army before moving to Queenstown.

Hori Hemmell had more than 40 convictions when he appeared for sentencing.