Yana Kuzmina lived 40km from the Russian border. She fled the war, travelling from one end of Europe to the other, then to New Zealand.

As affordability issues continue, suburbs with lower house prices are proving most attractive to first-home buyers.

Time could be running out for haematologist Ken Romeril to fulfil his dream.

Just asking questions: How lawyer Sue Grey became the hero of the conspiracy underbelly.

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The car, which was parked about 100 metres from tents erected in the Burwood part of the former residential red zone, is believed to have been deliberately set alight.

Laura Casey makes sure that kids don't miss out on having a birthday cake despite being in care or vunerable situations.

Tenant claims her daughter was lethargic in the morning and too sick to go to school in the week the gas leak went unfixed.

Losses from retail crime cost each household at least $800 a year and a new police retail investigation unit may finally stop more offenders from getting away with it.

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Jeff Allan, 53, has spent a night away from his family after going missing from the Auckland suburb of New Lynn on Saturday afternoon.

A woman died in one crash, while another person died and three others were injured in a second, unrelated crash nearby.

"It's a big part of our survival." How desperate tourism workers put themselves to work in the bush - and launched a nationwide employment scheme.

Living on the breadline isn't just about the struggle to put food on the table or pay the bills - it plays with how our brains are wired.

A scene guard will remain at the Wellington property overnight as police work to determine whether the skull is human remains.

Anti-mandate protesters told to leave staff and customers in peace ahead of planned protest on Sunday.

It is open misogyny, visible on every platform and supported and promoted by upvotes on Reddit, laughing emojis on Facebook, comments about “that woman” on LinkedIn.

Ex-tropical cyclone Fili is tracking past New Caledonia, and could hit the east coast of NZ in a few days.

Jeff Allan has been missing from his home in New Lynn.