Greyhound Racing NZ urges trainers to be vigilant against “accidental contamination” after two racing greyhounds were found with meth in their systems.

The woman arrived at 1am with a severe headache. By 4am she was unconscious. A doctor says her death was preventable.

Moments later, a 36-year-old man stabbed her 17 times while her infant child was asleep between her legs and her horrified four-year-old daughter watched on.

When a New Plymouth councillor was informed his campaign billboard was one centimetre away from being up to scratch he told the council they needed to "pick on" everyone else too. And it has.

“We're allies, we're friends, and we're partners in the region." Australia's Wong reinforces reset of trans-Tasman relations in flying visit.

An additional one million square meters of GIB will enter the market from July 1. But a housing developer says this is a “drop in the bucket”.

If you fancy living in the archipelago of Orkney or the Isle of Skye in Scotland, you’re in luck. It sounds like a good deal to us.

The Employment Relations Authority has awarded the sacked worker $7000 in compensation for hurt and humiliation.

Mrs EJ was 13 when she was sent to a farm as a foster child. She was beaten so badly her front tooth was broken and forced to work rather than go to school.

The coach, who broke six ribs and his scapular in three places, says it's "probably a miracle that I lived".

King Cobras gang members have gathered in Auckland for the funeral of a man shot by police in Wellington.

Currently, wāhine Māori make up only 3.6% of police, despite making up 8.4% of the population. A new campaign looks at the barriers five women faced in joining police.

Plans for a new feedlot, where 2200 cattle would spend 24 hours a day inside barns, has locals concerned about odour, greenhouse gas emmissions and animal welfare.

Vee has been told she cannot compete in the upcoming regional darts championships, despite legally being a woman.

The ex-partner, of a woman on trial accused of murder, said she kept a “three quarter-loaded” semi-automatic firearm in her bedroom for a time.

ANALYSIS: Labour's total grip on the Government appears set to end in the 2023 election, as voters restore the National Party to a level of support it enjoyed when Covid-19 was a faraway concern.

Only 539 Kiwi students can be admitted to med school each year due to funding limits, but Auckland Uni is calling for more amid a workforce shortage.

The Southern District Health Board is proposing Southland and Otago be divided up into between five and 10 areas as part of the upcoming health reforms.

While Sheridan Anderson was making tens-of-thousands of dollars sewing and selling face masks, her next business was growing in another room.

Heavy swells have stripped sand from Dunedin’s St Clair Beach, exposing more sand sausages and destroying all but one of the photogenic beach poles.