A 31-year-old man wanted in New Zealand in connection to a large drug syndicate has been arrested in rural Australia.

Police are investigating the second death in a fortnight – this one described as unexplained – in housing for the city's most vulnerable.

The disgraced businessman has written to the Executive Council to tender his resignation as a Knight Bachelor, after admitting having child sex abuse material.

Life is normal in Aotearoa. You'd be forgiven for thinking the pandemic is coming to an end. But much of the world is on fire.

The defence minister says New Zealand’s navy will join the UK's flagship aircraft carrier in a tour of the Indo-Pacific, including passing through the contested South China Sea.

The man forced his 15-year-old victim to have sex with him, and advertised her as a 'young girlfriend' willing to have sex for money.

Stacks of cash found in possession of three men visiting New Zealand can only have been generated by drug dealing, a court has heard.

The unsealed high-country Acheron Rd, at the centre of an access case, is not a journey for fainthearted motorists, especially in winter.

“It seems the bravery of Minister Allan speaking out is inspirational for some women,” Family Planning head says.

The Mongrel Mob Kingdom-led Ngā Whānau o Mangarū Education and Research Centre has Brash as a trustee.

Ariel Tagao told a friend he was going to fish off the rocks at Papanui Point near Raglan and would be returning that afternoon. Police are now searching for him.

Police are still looking for 27-year-old Hone Reihana, who is being sought by police in connection to a shooting at the Sofitel Hotel in Auckland.

Bus drivers’ union Tramways has launched a parliamentary petition calling for legislation to address the pay and conditions of urban drivers.

Helena Power caught Covid-19 in December while working in London. She's now been hospitalised with fluid around her heart.

Māori Green MP Elizabeth Kerekere says her party did not get elected to Parliament so National could tell it what to do.

Those affected were predominantly local staff, PM confirms.

Police fired four shots during the pursuit, which lasted an hour, over a distance of about 120 kilometres.

Gisborne police are seeking sightings of 4-year-old Axel, who was reported missing on Tuesday afternoon, and was still lost at 8.30pm.

Rest home nurses, home support workers and hospital kitchen hands are among those getting a Covid-19 jab at the first privately-run vaccination clinic in Christchurch.

A New Plymouth business advocacy group wants to see the return of an hour’s free car parking in the central city to give a boost to businesses.