A government fund to help whānau living in motels has failed to hand out a single dollar in Te Tai Tokerau - and locals are demanding to know why.

A woman who says Arthur Allan Thomas raped her many years ago said she eventually complained to police after thinking he might be formally apologised to over the Crewe murders.

The coming Great Walks season will be make or break for many Fiordland-based tourism operators.

New Zealand's anti-terrorism hui has been marked by a mass walkout from members of the Muslim community.

Calls to eliminate period poverty are finally being answered by the government as the nationwide roll out of free period products in schools begins.

Changes are being proposed to Wellington's Spatial Plan: the high-level zoning document which caused a stir when it came out last year.

The news came today in Christchurch at the first conference held in New Zealand on violent extremism and terrorism and how to prevent it.

Philanthropist and businessman Sir Eion Edgar is being remembered for his selfless generosity, living life to the fullest and his wicked bowling arm in his youth.

The owner of the quake-prone Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth says compromises might need to be made to the $50 million rebuild project if the new East Stand goes over budget.

A prominent medical officer of health in Canterbury has resigned months after taking legal action for being dismissed by the region's district health board.

The Greater Wellington Regional Council is warning residents should expect further bus cancellations due to a driver shortage.

The proposed clean car subsidy is copping criticism from some sectors because the grunty vehicles they need, such as utes for farm work, rely on internal combustion engines.

Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a Head Hunters gang member in relation to the Sofitel hotel shooting in April.

Waikato district health board's IT systems are still not operating at full capacity, four weeks after they were hit by a cyber attack.

A co-founder of the Polynesian Panthers says the government should allow overstayers to remain in New Zealand after it formally apologises for the dawn raids later this month.

In May the man, a patched Mongrel Mob member, sent four messages to Simeon Brown over three days threatening to shoot him after he criticised a gang meeting.

There are no new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation and quarantine facilities today, the Ministry of Health says.

A woman involved in Saturday's helicopter crash near Christchurch was able to describe the horror of what happened by phone to her husband before emergency services arrived on the scene.