Harmful physical restraints and a failure to implement Covid-19 hygiene measures are among concerns raised in a report into Rotorua youth justice residence Te Maioha o Parekarangi.

Comment - A controversial DJ hangs up his earphones as an industry struggles with limiting offence, and his station's owner prepares to release a lawyer's inquiry into its culture and misconduct.

Conversion therapy can cause serious harm, says Justice Minister Kris Faafoi, who is introducing the government's planned law to ban the practice.

A man who was abused by a Catholic priest at school in the 1990s says it came as a real shock to him.

Police in Wellington are appealing to those who knew a man found dead at his home to come forward with any information about his movements.

One person has been critically injured in a crash involving a motorbike and a car on Hobsonville Rd, West Auckland.

More than 300 people on Rakiura/Stewart Island have had at least their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

More than 200 international medics and almost 1000 nurses are on work visas because invitations to apply for residence have been suspended - and the complications it causes is prompting some to head home.

A family member of missing Clyde teenager Caitlin Blanch has implored her to make contact with them.

Manukau ward councillor Efeso Collins says there has not been enough input from the local community in organising the event.

The Ministry of Health says the patient from Fiji who has tested positive for Covid-19 remains in a dedicated, secure ICU unit at Middlemore Hospital.

A community hall and one floor of a library in Lower Hutt have been closed down, after toxic mould was found in both buildings.

Truck drivers' fatigue and mental and physical health has emerged as a "serious concern" in a study on what might be increasing risks on the road.

The Nurses Organisation says its members do not believe commitments made by district health boards will turn into action, but the DHBs say they have made considerable effort to meet nurses' demands.

The Department of Conservation's marine mammal sanctuary proposal in Te Pēwhairangi - the Bay of Islands is being criticised by marine biologists for containing inadequate information.

The storm which caused widespread flooding across the top of the South Island has also had a devastating impact on mussel farms in the region.

Police and the courts have been found to be providing poor levels of information to mediators in family violence cases.

Oranga Tamariki has apologised for keeping a child in hospital because it could not find a suitable placement, describing the case as "unacceptable".