OPINION: Most countries call it male violence. A new plan to eliminate abuse in Aotearoa has gone the other way. Does it go too far?

If the checkpoints, due to come into force on December 15, were run by farmers, the business community or Rotarians they would be lauded, Māori Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis says.

The Supreme Court has said the disproportionately severe "three strikes" sentence breached the Bill of Rights Act.

Iosefo Kalolo Aukusitino's attack during a sevens match left Ridge Studd convulsing on the ground and needing reconstructive facial surgery.

Neighbours are praising a “heroic” Peter Smith, whose late-night pumping prevented damage to homes during Raumati's worst flooding for a decade.

The three young girls were killed about a week after the South African family moved to Timaru. Their mother has been charged with their murder.

A Pitcairn resident told the former mayor that locals want him to stop walking around the island in the nude, as he was convicted of public indecency charges.

In its first round of tests for the summer, the watchdog found a third of sunscreens didn’t meet their SPF and broad-spectrum label claims.

The vessel left Auckland on Monday evening, bound for the troubled Solomon Islands, which has been rocked by recent political unrest.

The parties have avoided a court battle over the unpaid rates, but the details of the settlement agreement won't be revealed.

MP Todd Muller says he has scrapped plans to retire from politics because he is energised by National's new leadership.

One person is in a critical condition following a two car-crash on State Highway 58 in Whitby.

Searchers put Taika's owner on speaker phone so they could catch the injured dog.

The region has the highest average percentage of income being spent on rent in the country, with some spending half their income putting a roof over their heads.

After almost three hours of discussion, Invercargill City councillors have decided people will need to show vaccine passports to enter certain council venues, including the pool and the library.

KiwiRail is investigating whether it claimed the Government's wage subsidy while also charging Hamilton ratepayers for Te Huia's on-board crew.

Police have responded to reports of a robbery at Pascoes Palmerston North.

Official analysis shows the proposed changes to the bipartisan housing bill will only cost 1690 potential new dwellings in Auckland.

The Dance-O-Mat has hosted many floor-fillers in its time, with Prince Charles even once enjoying a boogie. Now, after seven years, it's on the move.

Southern Police have asked the district health board to support a new programme aimed at stemming the demand for drugs in Otago and Southland.