Oranga Tamariki has been challenged on whether abuse in state care facilities really is historic as senior officials faced the Royal Commission again.

A forensic pathologist says the bodies of two young children found among a storage unit's abandoned contents earlier this month have likely been reduced to skeletons.

A New Zealand airline is releasing $799 all-you-can-fly tickets, giving purchasers three months to travel as often as they like with the airline.

A group in Christchurch is plotting a revolution against throwaway culture and wants to help people fix their broken belongings.

New Zealand Cricket may abandon New Plymouth's Pukekura Park - one of the country's best-loved provincial grounds.

Setting a police dog on two young people, resulting in serious injuries, was unjustified, an investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found.

Kaitaia residents may be taking the long way round for months after torrential rain badly damaged the main route into town; State Highway One through the Mangamuka Gorge.

Gloriavale has effectively drawn up a blacklist by surveying members' opposition to people speaking on their behalf in court, the leavers' support trust manager Liz Gregory says.

The Bromley woman bought two air purifiers to cope with the stench from the burnt-out wastewater treatment plant nearby.

Police are giving a tick of approval to everyone involved, saying there were no arrests and no trespass orders issued.

Tairāwhiti got its first taste of the options for this year's local body elections last night as nominees took the opportunity to introduce themselves at a "meet the candidates" event.

Evacuated families in the Nelson and Tasman regions are being supported to re-enter their homes from today.

The Destiny Church leader says he has created a party called Freedoms New Zealand which is about to be registered as a political party, though he won't be standing himself.

The mayor of New Plymouth says Waka Kotahi has siphoned off half a billion dollars from Taranaki over the past decade while the region's state highways are falling apart.

There have been 3693 new community cases and 35 deaths of people with the virus announced today.

Searchers are looking for a tramper in Canterbury who hasn't been seen since Sunday.

The number of Nelson homes considered too unsafe to live in as a result of last week's flooding has risen sharply and it may be months before some residents can move back in.

The death of a 50-year-old man in Auckland last week is now being treated as a homicide.