Under cross-examination, the former boyfriend of Elizabeth Zhong was accused of not paying $50,000 back to the businesswoman.

The young students were "placed at risk and later humiliated" in what the teachers' tribunal described as "a gross abuse of power".

Bruce Fuller's pet dog, Cash, was found dead on Friday afternoon with a plastic bag over its head.

An intruder hit William Burr with a bottle but he grabbed a shotgun, frogmarched them into the kitchen and called his son Shaun Burr, the Crown says.

A former television star has now found suitable accommodation to serve out his community detention sentence.

The nurse's alleged actions showed a “serious failure” to respect his patients' dignity, a health watchdog has found.

A disused Wellington trampoline park reportedly bought by the Kiwi basketballer in 2018 still sits empty and very little about the project is known.

Just when it seemed the protest had ended on day 525, along came dawn on day 526 and with it a new campsite, complete with dog.

Plan for development in southeast Auckland includes 3000 homes, along with space for schools, offices and shops.

Phoenix Minerals Ltd wants to open a goldmine on the edge of Kumara, but promises its effects will be "less than minor" despite the closest dwelling being just 200m away.

The volcano is continuing to show signs of unrest as Crater Lake temperatures rise to 38C.

The officer says they were suffering from two knocks to the head when they allegedly put a hand around the throat of a subordinate.

Covid-19 is continuing to put extreme pressure on Christchurch Hospital, with more infected patients admitted on Sunday than during the peak in cases weeks ago.

Hundreds of oximeters, worth about $90 each, have been loaned to Covid-19 patients in Taranaki and the DHB wants them back.

Stopbanks along part of the Heathcote River will reduce flooding, but city council staff want to drop the project. The risk is greater in other areas, they say.

He’s invested thousands in upgrades, but is happy getting $130 less than other landlords even in the low end of the market.

A Christchurch boy ended up in hospital after suffering severe vomiting - the only symptom he had when he tested positive for Covid-19.

The website was being hit a thousand times a second in the morning before the site was brought down by a cyber attack.

As bureaucrats dance around solutions that could create lasting change for low-income families, tamariki and whānau living in poverty are suffering, Fairer Future advocates say.

Implications of past earthquakes on Kekerengu Fault, which slipped the most during the Kaikōura Earthquake, are 'far-reaching', and could be significant for Wellington, say researchers.