Tesimoni Fuavao was 20 when police officers barged into his home and handcuffed his parents. It was the family's "50-year-old secret", until now.

A South Canterbury man has pleaded guilty to making cannabis cookie dough balls that were accidentally consumed by a 2-year-old, rendering the child unresponsive for 18 hours.

The northbound lane of State Highway 1 in Hamilton is blocked between Newell Rd and Riverlea Rd

Ex-wife Andi Brotherston says the development is “utterly heartbreaking” after the radio host was doing well with counselling.

Michael McGrath vanished from his home in May 2017. David Benbow was charged with his murder in 2019 – but now the trial date has been delayed 18 months.

MIQ has reversed its decision to decline an emergency MIQ space to a woman who just underwent major surgery in the US.

An unprecedented condemnation of China’s involvement in cyberattacks is ramping up tensions between China and the United States and its allies at a time when these are already high.

The search for baby orca Toa’s pod will continue by sea and air today.

Oliver Peter McFarlane has been in contact with police since they appealed for information about his whereabouts.

The flood that swamped Westport should convince all ratepayers that the town needs river protection work, Allan Birchfield says.

The drivers of a bus and a tram escaped injury after their vehicles collided in central Christchurch.

The New Zealand Merchant Service Guild is calling for mandatory testing for all incoming crews after nine crew members on board the Mattina container ship, currently in quarantine in Bluff, tested positive for Covid-19.

The $473m venue appears likely to be built with fewer than 30,000 seats – meaning the city would have to pay more to attract major All Blacks matches.

South Australia heads into a snap lockdown after reporting new Covid-19 cases in the community, while Victoria's restrictions have been extended for another week.

From 11.59pm, quarantine-free travel with South Australia will be paused for seven days, but Kiwis in the Covid-hit state will still be able to get home.

A crown witness alleges Patricia Samson was aware her son had killed his partner as they drove out of Invercargill towards a park in 2019.

A 40-minute drive turned into a nine-hour commute after flooding closed parts of State Highway 2 between Ngāūranga Gorge and Petone on Saturday. Initial investigations suggest heavy rainfall, high level of runoff and debris swept into culverts caus...

Craig Adams asked some mates to help rip up his sodden carpets, then they helped his brother. Now a 25-strong group of volunteers is doing 20 houses a day.

ANALYSIS: The Chinese Government has expressed displeasure at New Zealand blaming it for cyberattacks. But an analyst says that if China hadn’t been confronted, it would be emboldened to carry out more such attacks.

New figures show pokie machine operators in south Auckland made $21 million in profits in the first quarter of 2021.