Kicked out from Labour’s caucus, Gaurav Sharma is now his own boss.

Wellington's top cop says the positive outcome hinged on careful planning and clear communication between authorities and protest groups.

Tagisia Sanelivi has been missing since early on Tuesday morning, and police are appealing for help to bring her home.

And, as she went three days without power during the worst of the rain, she needs to find out if it’s safe to refreeze thawed milk.

The botched wiring to get power to an outdoor spa pool is the most unsafe practice an electrician with 20 years' experience says he has ever seen.

With his 83rd birthday approaching, Roy Crosbie has decided to finally retire from bus driving. But the Timaru man says he'll still catch a ride on public transport.

Minutes after playing the 'good citizen' at a Taranaki police station, Malcolm Pickett was pinged for drink-driving outside by officers.

Labour's NZ Council will consider investigating Sharma for misconduct, after he was expelled from the party caucus.

Robyn Luketina Wineera heard the “sound of a bomb”, then boiling liquid covered her face and arm when the lid flew off her cooker.

After 13 days at the centre of allegations of bullying, MP Kieran McAnulty says his colleagues’ support should clear his name.

The school was put into lockdown for around ten minutes amid a report of someone on the premises with a knife.

The veteran politician, who is taking up diplomatic posting in Europe, will leave Parliament 1.45pm on Wednesday.

Unionised staff will be attending their annual meeting 9am to 3pm, affecting the Hutt Valley, Melling, Johnsonville, Kapiti and Wairarapa lines.

The country's first marine mammal sanctuary is helping dolphins be dolphins instead of spending all their time interacting with boats.

He's only 18 years old, but Sakaria Peseta has already proven himself to become one of the most respected people of his village back home in Samoa.

A $96m film studio at the University of Canterbury could attract big-budget productions - but locals are upset about the loss of green space and traffic.

OPINION: Sharma's actions ensured he would be kicked out of the party. Now he gets to be his own whip, writes Luke Malpass.

Parent says children suffering cumulative effects of missing school and schools in Nelson should stay open.

The first of 350 residents are expected to move in next year amid a boom in new retirement villages across the Greater Christchurch area.

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom, multi-storey home is described on the listing as an “as is where is…exceptional opportunity” in a “premium location”.