Auckland Council expects a quarter of the city's character homes will lose their special heritage status when higher density rules come into force later this year.

A lifelong friend of a man shot and killed by police in Taranaki two years ago says he was shocked to hear of another fatal shooting.

Top health officials agreed MIQ was "no longer justified" for most returnees months before incoming travellers were able to enter freely, according to a document the Ministry of Health tried to keep secret.

The employer of a person who died this morning at the Ports of Auckland says the person fell to their death.

Another five people with Covid-19 have died and 8270 new community cases have been detected, the Ministry of Health says.

A woman who had her breast cancer operation delayed twice in the Omicron outbreak feared the "dangerous strangers" in her body would get the better of her.

Hundreds, and possibly thousands of new teachers have been under-paid since the start of the year.

Police say the children have moderate injuries and have been taken to hospital.

The search for a fisherman who has been missing since Sunday in the Ōpōtiki District settlement of Tōrere continues today.

The fatal shooting of a man by police in New Plymouth over the weekend has brought back bad memories for those in the Taranaki region, says a New Plymouth city councillor.

A person has been critically injured at a workplace in Massey in West Auckland this morning.

Chief executive Darryl Evans has resigned and the board of the high-profile charity has appointed a Queen's Counsel to oversee an inquiry into allegations former staff have made against him.

Thousands of drunk drivers who are eligible, are not getting an alcohol interlock sentence - and even if they did, they might get away with never having the device fitted to their vehicle.

Four people have died on New Zealand's roads over the Easter holiday period, down on last year's toll of nine.

The carefully cultivated image Arise Church portrayed to the public masked a culture of mistreatment and greed, former members allege.

A man who had his car involved in three different crimes last year says he is still waiting to hear from the authorities.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation will soon ask its members if they want to legally challenge an historic pay equity settlement.

The imminent cutting of rural ward councillors in Gisborne has prompted a range of reactions from elected members.