While being escorted from hospital, Katrina Epiha kept her hand in her pocket to hide that she had escaped her bonds. She then darted off into the night.

Parliament has unanimously declared that severe human rights abuses are occurring against the Uyghur people in China's Xinjiang province.

WorkSafe says it it understands the person was crushed by a tail lift on a truck.

The freeze comes when the work of police is becoming more dangerous, says the officers' union.

“I felt shame at first then cried lots. I am on insulin and manage it really well,” Moa wrote.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has lashed both Trevor Mallard and National over a debate about sexual assault allegations in Parliament.

The prolific conman, who has more than 40 aliases, told his lawyer he can't appear in court because he's gone to southeast Asia.

When constable Andrew Rush started his shift at 4pm, one of his first stops was the liquor store where he bought four 8.9 per cent beers.

Customers in Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa report internet and landlines are down.

A Good Samaritan allegedly killed by her colleague's ex-husband was hit so hard there was "no way she could have survived", court hears.

The body of a female diver who went missing near Little Barrier Island has been found by police today.

Union slams extension of effective pay freeze as "unacceptable".

The future for those who work at a Christchurch pizza factory remains unknown more than a month after the factory was destroyed in a massive blaze.

While New Zealand has exceeded its nationwide target, it does not have enough doses on hand to vaccinate the 1.7 million more people eligible.

A 25-year-old woman has been arrested in west Auckland in relation to wanted gang member Hone Reihana.

Two million leaflets spreading misinformation about the Covid-19 jab have been sent to homes alongside Ministry of Health vaccine information.

Three of the 32 people advised to isolate after being embroiled in the Brisbane Airport green-zone breach have tested negative so far.

Put into state care 60 years ago, Maureen Taru was locked up alone in a cell for months at a Christchurch girls’ home before being sent to a psychiatric hospital.

Family friend said the boy had fallen down a bank while out with dog. "He said he was trying to find his mum."

New Plymouth councillors have been slam dunked with a campaign wanting ratepayer money for a multi-sports hub.