Just before raping a child, the chief executive of a Christchurch-based company told her “this is our big secret.

A Covid-19 vaccine mandate for teachers and school staff comes into effect on Tuesday and one private Auckland school is offering an alternative workplace for any staff who are not vaccinated.

There are 173 new cases of Covid-19 in the Delta community outbreak, plus one new case in Wairarapa.

Police have stopped a bus headed south in the northbound lane of State Highway 1 near Tawa.

Masterton's mayor says news of the case is "a little unsettling" as the region waits to find out where the case has been.

Ngāti Toa has told 'anti-vax' groups to stop using the Ka Mate haka, a legally protected taonga.

Judge says Oranga Tamariki caregiver committed a "huge breach of trust" by indecently assaulting two girls in his care.

Four students have won a new scholarship funded by popular Kiwi band Six60, which includes flatting at the band's famous old flat in Dunedin.

Alleged killer's interview with detective covers various topics but he is adamant he never committed violence against badly injured woman.

A primary school-aged child is among three people killed in a crash on Sunday.

Following a crash in 2014, ACC provided a range of support but, when it came to the final surgery, it said Sam McDonald's neck condition was unrelated.

Living on one of the most dangerous stretches of highway, one family doesn’t just expect tragedy, they have a water station waiting for it.

Nearly a week since Cindy Li went missing, police are appealing to the public for information about her dissapearance.

The SAS needs to better understand 'the importance of democratic oversight', a review into the Defence Force has found.

A 65-year-old man was found dead at a house in Swanson over the weekend.

A man, who cannot legally be named, has been arrested and appeared in court in the wake of the shooting in New Lynn of Robert James Hart

If Jeremy MacGillivray had been given a colonoscopy 18 months earlier, his outlook could have been very different.

Monday is the last day for teachers to get the Covid vaccine if they want to keep working, and schools believe they're about to experience some disruption.

As a mandate for teachers and health workers to get the Covid-19 vaccine comes into force, workers and employers are starting to part ways.

While downpours and wind batter many areas, the eastern North Island is heading for a heatwave.