One of David Bond's victims says watching his abuser shake in the dock stripped him of his power.

It's taken numerous appeals, private investigators, questioning journalists and determined lawyers but finally Alan Hall has left a courtroom an innocent man.

The Lincoln development has faced fierce opposition from locals, many worried it will gobble up productive farmland right before a national policy overhaul.

The “immediate and significant” impacts on businesses were a key reason for the court to pause the Wellington City Council’s construction of the Newtown cycleway and bus lane.

A man who attacked women in a series of Christchurch home invasions has been jailed after court hears harrowing accounts of the impacts of his offending.

A crash involving multiple vehicles is blocking northbound lanes on the Massey on-ramp.

Police investigating a sex worker's brutal killing planned to lie to a vulnerable prisoner and then made up evidence to extract information from him.

Three Omicron subvariants have been detected in New Zealand the past weeks and are increasing in prevalence.

Khandallah resident Damian Peters, 42, died while out walking his dog on Tuesday. His death was initially being treated as unexplained.

Auckland Council has announced a review, and the Maritime Union says workers will be relieved, with many fearful of the automated machines.

Ministry of Health advisers have unveiled a seven-pronged approach for surveillance of future variants at the border.

The Kilbirnie intersection is still under water as crews work to fix a broken water main.

Hinerangi Moana Iese was killed on a busy road near Bay of Islands Airport when she was only 12.

She was Asa Katarina Brink, known as Katarina, aged 51 from Whitianga.

A former mayor joins a skiing pioneer and the co-founders of an anti-violence campaign as recipients of Queen's Birthday Honours.

Severe thunderstorms are possible for Nelson, Buller and Westland on Thursday morning, with heavy rain, hail and wind gusts in excess of 110kmh.

Health officials are keeping a close watch on the border as more international arrivals land each week - and with them the risk of new Covid variants.

In a Waikato-first, first-home buyers purchase their home at cost and lease the land from a trust.

Author Witi Ihimaera spoke and Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie led a musical tribute at the launch of the scholarship in New Zealand research set up in Lydia Wevers' name.

Pushing ahead with the more expensive stadium would cost ratepayers a net 1.25 per cent rates increase over the next six years, a council report warns.