The prime minister has condemned a trauma cleaning company that has been posting graphic death-related images on social media.

An advocate for sexual abuse survivors at Marylands School says the sexual and physical abuse was known about by many, but they all failed to act on it.

New Zealand's biggest pipfruit region is bracing itself for another impossibly tough season.

Three weeks into the rollout of the paediatric Covid-19 vaccine, 42 percent of those aged five to 11 have had their first dose.

As Auckland swelters in high humidity, lines company Vector says it has a series of power outages planned to complete a backlog of maintenance work.

The Womad and Homegrown music festivals, as well as dozens of events at the Auckland Arts Festival, are the latest cultural victims of Omicron's impact on New Zealand.

A New Zealand production designer nominated for an Oscar for his work on the film The Power of the Dog says he hopes the people of Ida Valley, in Central Otago, are very proud of the nomination too.

Auckland Council is pressing pause on a plan to cull wild rabbits in Western Springs Park so domestic bunnies that have been dumped there can be rescued.

Torrential rain at the top of the South Island has severely damaged parts of the Heaphy Track, destroying three bridges.

Police have charged three people with obstruction after protesters tried to push through a fence on Parliament grounds.

A colony of little blue penguins in North Otago's Ōamaru has gone from being a nuisance to the stars of a show that supports not only their own conservation, but helps to protect their species.

There are 204 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has reported.

MetService has upgraded its heavy rain watch for Buller and Westland to an orange warning.

New electronic monitoring bracelets will not track wearers' sweat at this stage, but Corrections wants the option in future. A criminologist says the practice is too invasive.

The biggest contributor to carbon emissions in Marlborough is its landfill site, with more than 34,000 tonnes emitted in 2020.

The Acting Privacy Commissioner is shocked and appalled by the graphic images posted by a trauma cleaning company and wants to hear from anyone who thinks the company has breached their privacy.

There seems to be different approaches taken by supermarkets over limited sales of some products, with Countdown not having any in place on products apart from Panadol and Ibuprofen.

A charity raising funds for a new mental health outpatient unit for Canterbury children and teenagers has been given $1 million by the New Zealand Community Trust.