Northlanders are waiting on the phone for hours as they try to book appointments for their Covid-19 vaccine while older people are being turned away as they attempt walk-in appointments.

Daniel Rei, who has spent many years of his life in prison, says he learnt drugs, alcohol and a casual attitude to violence in state-run boys' homes.

New data has found a reduction in demand in nationwide housing valuations which could be the first signs of the housing market slowing.

A regional mayor says the government's forecast of 20,000 new jobs through its multibillion-dollar shovel-ready projects scheme was far-fetched, but the finance minister says that number was before government due diligence.

KiwiRail is cautious about offering a solution to a rickety bridge that carries a large proportion of the country's potatoes and carrots off the slopes below Mt Ruapehu.

Victoria University, the students association and police will meet with students, who feel unsafe after allegations of sexual assault at a Wellington hall of residence.

An immigration advisor has questioned why hundreds of others must wait until borders open.

South Australia's RSPCA is considering requesting a puppy farmer involved in dozens of animal welfare breaches be extradited from New Zealand.

Police have arrested a third person in the hunt for Hone Reihana, who is wanted over a shooting at the Sofitel Hotel in Auckland.

An Auckland property owner feels helpless after years of fighting for a fix to the wrongly installed extractor system spewing smoke above her store.

Two police officers were justified in firing shots at a wanted man in a high-speed pursuit on Auckland's northern motorway, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found.

Disgraced NZ businessman Ron Brierley has given up his knighthood after pleading guilty last month to possessing child sex abuse material.

A Waikato man who claims he was giving cannabis free to elderly people for pain relief has been raided and charged by police.

It will be six months this weekend since a one in 250-year flood wreaked havoc in Napier. While some have returned to home and work, many are still facing hurdles.

Former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig has lost his bid to overturn a court finding that he sexually harassed his press secretary.

One new case has tested positive in managed isolation and quarantine facilities today, the Ministry of Health says.

The trial of a man charged with the murder of Whanganui woman Jasmine Wilson has been postponed.

The man remains in a critical condition after falling from a moving vehicle in south Auckland