South Canterbury’s three mayors have met to discuss moving the region's anniversary holiday due to a clash with the date set for Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day.

Employers are not obligated to offer former employees their old jobs back but can choose to.

Most mask mandates are being dropped from midnight, meaning you don't legally have to wear one in the supermarket any more. What will you do?

"Kids are doing it for the thrill of the confrontation", says father of boy who was injured after being attacked by a group of teenagers.

But PM Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Minister Ayesha Verrall say support for society's most vulnerable "has not ended".

A public holiday to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth is another cost that some businesses are not in good shape to wear, business representatives say.

Rival candidates in Wellington's Eastern ward say Tim Brown's comments are "backwards" and "cruel".

Retail NZ applauded the decision, but Countdown says it will conduct a "risk assessment" before any changes are made.

Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura has imposed a cultural ban on seafood gathering in Goose Bay, after five people died in a weekend boat accident.

Two southbound anes have been closed and the speed limit reduced on the Auckland Harbour Bridge due to strong winds.

The health watchdog has found Te Toka Tumai Auckland in breach of the health code after it failed to adequately investigate the cause of the girl's illness.

“In an economic world where we are at the moment, we really can’t afford an extra cost of anything.”

Francis Tipene has written to King Charles to offer his services for the London service, on behalf of Aotearoa and the Māori people.

Even Auckland schools that kept mask wearing mandates in term 2 are changing their policy after government decided to scrap the traffic light system.

Not since its state housing stock was sold 2000 has Wairarapa had Government-owned public housing.

Work was about to start on a new cycleway in Papakura, but the local board says AT should rethink its plans.

Five workers were injured after a gas cooker exploded at a central city construction site and three of them have now been discharged from the burns unit.

An estimated 50 million people are now living in modern slavery - up 10 million since 2016 - according to new data.

Korean couple find musical gateway to te reo leads to a deeper connection to te ao Māori and Aotearoa.

Diana Stewart captured a picture of a beautiful sunrise over the sea near Kaikōura on Saturday morning. Hours later, the "wonderful" mum died in a boating accident.