A petition calling for Moscow to respect international law, protect civilians and stop its aggression in Ukraine had to be posted in the letterbox of the Russian Embassy in Wellington.

Abeyweera Edirisooriya raped a 19-year-old woman in the back of his car when he drove her home after a night out with friends.

'Significant' loss leads to restructuring proposal at Takitimu Seafoods in Hawke's Bay.

Michaela Barriball, 27, has pleaded guilty to four charges including murder, intentially causing suffering and failing to provide medical assistance.

An Auckland woman has won $1 million after checking a Lotto ticket she had kept in her car since August.

Liam Booth was taken to hospital in September 2017 after he threatened to kill himself, but doctors decided not to admit him. Three weeks later, he was dead.

Reserve Bank says debt-to-income controls could be imposed mid next year 'if required'.

National MP and transport spokesman Simeon Brown says proposed safety upgrades to Auckland’s Mill Rd announced last year are going nowhere and the Government needs to deliver on its promises.

A mother and child remain in hospital after a logging truck collided with their ute, causing it to roll, on Wednesday morning.

High demand and a rental shortage means landlords are able to charge up to $1000 a week in Tauranga and its suburbs, with potential tenants desperate to find properties in the Bay of Plenty.

Police launched an investigation after the officer joked about kneeling on people's necks.

The upgrade of a stock effluent disposal facility near Mt Messenger has been hailed as a positive by the road freight transport body.

Wayne Smith, the former boss of public transport technology company Connexionz, was jailed for 17 years in February after pleading guilty to 38 child sex charges.

Amid all this talk of a potential second Omicron wave, there's something else we should be looking out for, experts say.

The former Dutch diplomat, who now lives in Wellingtonm, has been honoured by the Dutch King for helping bring down serial killer Charles Sobhraj, aka The Serpent.

Toni-Marie Robinson used bariatric surgery as a tool to get her weight-loss journey going, and now she's finding it's never too late for lots of things.

Emergency Department waits have become worse than ever during Omicron outbreak.

One person is in a critical condition and was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital, while another seriously injured person was flown to Dunedin Hospital.

People who live on Christchurch's outskirts say few bus stops and limited services are putting people off.

However, it's been called “brave and progressive” by Te Pāti Māori co-leader Waiariki MP Rawiri Waititi.