It took 30 years but in a momentous decision the Supreme Court has finally quashed sex abuse convictions against the Christchurch creche worker.

Watch: Peter Ellis' tearful siblings react to the news his child abuse convictions have been quashed after a battle lasting decades.

The offenders looked "very excited" with the $40 cash they managed to steal, after failing to access the cigarettes and the till, the manager says.

An early flight from Wellington to Auckland experienced bird srike, leading to the cancellation of five flights.

A nurse from Middlemore Hospital's emergency department says the decision by nurses to refuse to work extra shifts has exposed the true scale of its chronic staffing shortages.

A woman says her "dying" father temporarily couldn't have pain relief effectively administered because of delays getting him a medicine pump.

Former deputy prime minister Winston Peters has met Taiwan's president in Taipei and launched into a thinly veiled criticism of China at a diplomatic forum.

The 39-year-old Auckland man was arrested after a tip-off from an overseas social media chat platform.

A cat lover says the school's caretaker told her the feral cat was trapped and killed on school grounds.

Saleem Abdul used the cash to buy furniture, whiteware and send money back to India.

Because he is on the Māori electoral roll but running for his geographical ward, Bill Simpson is unable to vote for himself - a fact he only realised this week.

With just one day to go, voters were turned away from a special voting station in Mt Roskill because they ran out of papers.

The teacher aide was found guilty in 2021, but a retrial was ordered and he was found guilty again.

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A giant ball serves a vital function for modern New Zealand on a site with deep Māori history.

The council is undertaking an air quality assessment after staff spotted mildew and smelt a damp odour.

After 30 years, Peter Ellis' convictions for child sexual abuse have been quashed. Listen to full story and hear reporter Martin van Beynen discuss the Supreme Court judgment.

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Guidance on compensation may be part of the advice received after Ellis' sex abuse convictions were overturned posthumously.