Today's High Court decision on the MIQ lottery system shows the government could have taken very simple steps to understand some real needs, says the group which brought the challenge.

Fifteen to 20 ram raids are being reported each week across the country by members of the Dairy and Business Owners Group.

Auckland Zoo's director says he's shocked the deal to relocate elephant Burma to Australia Zoo has fallen over.

An artist who painted a mural of Murray Ball's Footrot Flats characters told the late cartoonist's family he would not go ahead with the work if he could not use his version of their likenesses.

How much do we know about our national bird? Frank Film looks at what makes the kiwi so special, and so worth protecting.

The Auckland woman bought the ticket on a whim in August.

A group that opposed NZ's MIQ 'lottery' system has won a major legal battle with the Health Minister, with the High Court ruling it was inevitable the process would "operate unjustly in individual cases".

Twenty-three more people have died with Covid-19 and there are 9830 new community cases of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health says.

The Southland District Council today heard from submitters on the proposal to increase the visitor levy up from $5 to $15 from October next year.

Wellington City Council has knocked back Wellington Water's bid for more money, saying that the organisation needs to provide more detail on its spending plans.

A Te Puna woman charged with the ill-treatment and murder of a 5-year-old Bay of Plenty child has today pleaded guilty.

Police say they still aim to look in the depths of Lake Wakatipu for the body of a skydiver if they can.

Police say a woman who was missing from Rangataua near Ohakune since Sunday has been found safe and well.

A Havelock North mother who was told her moko kauae scared children in a playground, wants to meet with the women who insulted her.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority is getting a $3.5 million boost for its inquiry into the protest and 23-day occupation at Parliament grounds.

Property values in Hamilton have increased by 53 percent since 2018.

RNZ has been awarded three medals at the prestigious international New York Festivals Radio Awards announced at a virtual gala presentation today.

The Electricity Authority has confirmed Transpower is responsible for unnecessary power cuts to 34,000 consumers on one of the coldest nights of the year.