Police in Thailand say 23 children, reportedly of kindergarten age, were killed in a shooting at a childcare centre in the country's northwest.

The 51-year-old, four-time Bathurst winner did his fastest ever lap at the famous circuit on Thursday and feels there's more to come from him.

A rundown Art Deco cottage in Levin with holes in the walls was Robyn Mathieson and Anthony Hill's Covid project - they sourced most things second-hand.

Whakaari owners 'still unclear what the case against them is', claim lawyers seeking to have their post eruption charges tossed out.

A "full review" is under way after a person was assaulted and seriously injured, requiring hospitalisation, at an Auckland clinic.

A woman who had to wait three weeks to see her doctor after contracting the flu says such delays have become far too common for many south Aucklanders.

Waiheke passengers will feel the pressure more than others having been left out of a contract with Auckland Transport.

Bonita Nuttall was in Florida to see her parents for the first time in five years when a deadly hurricane struck.

"Muck around and find out," says a union spokesperson, following a half-day of strike action that hasn't yet seen universities come to the table with offers for better pay.

The $95,750 fine dished out to the "highly reckless" Taranaki farmer Colin Boyd doesn't even cover the $140k staff costs related to preparing a case against him, let alone the legal costs.

Ballet, opera and WOW - there's a spectacular weekend of events in the city.

Nelson playwright Penny Taylor has turned the real-life story of a Nelson murder – and mysterious events surrounding it – into a melodrama.

The couple’s marital advice was simple: be good friends, find common interests and enjoy each other’s company.

Halfback Kendra Cocksedge will "let the emotions flow" but says they have a job to do in front of an expected world record crowd for a women's rugby match.

Mackenzie’s two mayoral candidates will not be drawn on whether they think they can win the district's top job come Saturday.

The 24-year-old was jailed for 11 charges, including some relating to a Kmart robbery where staff were attacked and stabbed with metal tongs.

Tupperware consultants say a ’misleading’ mystery box promotion was the final straw.

Christopher Persson was sent more than 70 letters and notices over the years warning him to file returns, but he still has not.

Fuelled by a cocktail of drugs and anger, Christopher Patterson felt ''old insanities returning” before killing a 19-year-old and dumping his body in a river in 2008.

When Daniel Kereopa saw a teen getting swept out to sea in huge waves off Raglan, he knew he had to act.