The arguments from New Health were "at best opportunistic, and somewhat artificial", given the councils never decided to stop fluoridation, the judge said.

All Blacks lock has gone to bat for the French referee who broke Australia's hearts in another thrilling Bledisloe clash in Melbourne.

Remarks on a person's appearance might seem casual to the person making them, but can be harmful to someone who hears them over and over.

Inmates were just beginning to look forward to seeing their children after a two-year gap because of Covid. “It is utterly inhumane," their lawyer says.

"Sir, I'm terrified," Christian Glass told police officers as they demanded he get out of his car. He was right to be.

The Shakespeare Globe Centre’s core funding has been discontinued. The arts funding agency says it is supporting more Māori and Pacific arts.

State Highway 29 is closed between SH27 and SH24 after a serious crash involving two vehicles.

Nikora Nitro has been pleading for donations, asking people to put money "straight into the landlord's account with reference ‘Nitro’."

It took Mathieu Raynal less than a minute to turn Bledisloe I on its head, but how long actually constitutes time-wasting in rugby's laws?

Growth, housing and footpaths were hot topics at a meet the candidates meeting.

Pongaroa remains cut off from Alfredton and other towns in the south of the district with no sign of when the road will be fixed.

North Auckland candidate agrees Covid-19 vaccines contain "nano razor blades" and asks Kiwi youth to "finish the job" started by Wellington protesters.

Knowing she’d be home with a new baby, she decided to learn paint carving . . . now she can barely keep up with demand.

'Virtual' marae offers lessons in te reo and pathways in technology.

Me tana mōhio hoki ka noho taratahi rāua ko tāna piripoho, i whakatau kia ako ki te whakairo i te peita... āianei, kua pokea katoatia ia e ngā tono.

Mā te marae 'mariko' ngā ara i te reo Māori me te ao matihiko.

They're often described as rats with wings, but new bronze statues in the capital celebrating the pesky birds might help overhaul their image.

Kmart has identified New Zealand as a "continual growth market" and the area boss says the queues for new stores are amazing.

The sharemarket weakened as investors fretted that interest rates may have to rise more aggressively to slow the economy and get inflation under control.

On public transport, David Meates says buses needs to be safe and reliable, while Phil Mauger says cheaper fares would be a game-changer.