Some women are receiving charity food parcels throughout the lockdown to help them make ends meet. "It is a little bit envious standing in the line when you've got the person next over spending ...

A Northland couple was so terrified after being "harassed and illegally detained" by a "masked aggressor" at a community COVID-19 roadblock that they were forced to call the police for help. Rata and ...

The coroner, WorkSafe and the Independent Police Conduct Authority have all launched inquires the death of a man after he was tasered by police in Auckland. Police tasered the man on Sunday after he ...

Easter weekend and the school holidays are well underway and after nearly two years of no travel, airports were abuzz over the weekend. But instead of causing a surge in COVID cases, the holidays ...

The pin has been pulled on plans to build a controversial $100 million dam near Nelson. The Waimea dam project was facing rising costs, with Tasman District Councillors on Tuesday voting not to cover ...

National Party leader Simon Bridges says he is striving to help New Zealand beneficiaries help themselves, by calling for harsher sanctions on their payments from the Government. "New figures show ...

The fate of Lime scooters in Dunedin and Auckland hangs in the balance after a braking malfunction. Auckland Council will make the decision on whether to extend its suspension of the e-scooter trial ...

Queenstown has been earmarked for $1 billion in upgrades over the next decade. As a result, Queenstown mayor Jim Boult says it puts the burden of New Zealand's tourism industry on local ratepayers. He ...

Jacinda Ardern says it's a "privilege" to play some part in the national Erebus tragedy memorial. The design, titled 'Te Paerangi Ataata - Sky Song', was announced by the Prime Minister on Friday. "I ...

Pike River families hope the removal of the seal to the mine will finally mean work can move forward on finding human remains and crucial evidence. They've been battling for over eight years for ...

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage says she wants to ban the sale of all moa bones. It comes amid pressure from conservationists who are demanding Trade Me stop allowing the bones to be listed.

Political candidates have heard the plight of renters at a forum in Wellington. Renters United and Generation Zero questioned National, Labour, the Greens and The Opportunities Party on what it calls ...