A woman compensated for injuries she suffered during treatment for endometriosis will never carry her own children. She says the complaints process has failed her.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man died in hospital following a serious assault on Friday night.

"Brazen", "more and more cocky" thieves stopped a woman visiting her dying mother at Waikato Hospice and have staff worried after car break-ins and thefts.

“We’re pretty much still in the dark,” Laury Dumas says, as the red-stickered homeowner laments delays after destructive slips in Nelson in August.

The Supreme Court decision on the Peter Ellis case was not just about his convictions. It also made important pronouncements about how Māori customary law should intersect with NZ common law.

Award-winning author Dr Lynley Hood had all but given up on writing again after her vision deteriorated. Then something unexpected happened.

Sir Tim Shadbolt bows out of local body politics "virtually penniless" due to a long-running court case hanging over him.

In response to increased sanctions, a Russian businessman said Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta's moko kauae makes her look like a “criminal”.

One survivor who was sexually violated by a social media influencer says he still wakes up reliving the ordeal.

Detective Superintendent Tom Fitzgerald announced his retirement this morning.

Wellington’s special votes landed mayoral candidate Paul Eagle in third place and secured Nīkau Wi Neera's seat in the Māori ward.

If the 2023 election produces these numbers, National and ACT could take 63 seats to Labour and the Greens' 54.

The youths are accused of stealing a cash register and setting off a fog cannon before taking off in a vehicle.

One person has died following a single-vehicle crash on Gardiners Road near Ashburton.

Oliver Sewell is in Europe to get into the "big world of opera" after winning $50,000 Dame Malvina Major Award.

A helicopter has been sent to the scene and motorists are advised to avoid the area.

The comfortable retreat is about as developed as the magnificent Waitutu forest gets.

The suburb of Papatoetoe was hit hard by Covid, putting whānau in "survival mode". Now their school funding is being "taken away".

Gilly Osmond has always loved birds, so when she discovered a vulnerable Weweia living on her property, she took matters into her own hands - just in time for Bird of the Year.

A man has died following a report of a stabbing on Miller Road, Dunedin just before 2pm.