Systemic problems in the health system are 'creating harm' for many with ADHD, but recent developments mean the stage is set for that to change, an advocate says.

A 25-year-old man accused of rape took the stand for the first time today as the defence opened its case in Wellington District Court.

The 2022 APRA Silver Scroll Awards ceremony, celebrating Aotearoa's songwriters and composers, is underway tonight at Auckland's Spark Arena.

Gaps in information mean the government can avoid robust scrutiny of its environmental spending, a new report says.

Patients at Middlemore Hospital were still complaining of 'crazy' wait times in the emergency department days after a damning report branded it overcrowded and unsafe.

Social workers refused to interview a violent man at their offices but permitted him to live with a mother and her two children, an inquest has been told.

Media firm Stuff is proposing changes to some of its newsrooms but has declined to say if it will result in job losses.

Searchers looking for a diver who had not surfaced have recovered a body, at a Hawke's Bay beach.

No big city hospitals are meeting their target for treating emergency department patients within six hours.

A man once jailed for importing drugs through the dark web is back before the courts for his role in the kidnapping of a man for a $40,000 debt that didn't exist.

One person has died following a two-vehicle crash on SH1, at Waiomio, in Northland earlier this evening.

West Auckland residents have voted for new representatives on their liquor licensing trusts.

The Lady of the Lake - Queenstown's TSS Earnslaw - has celebrated 110 years since it first set sail. But its owners say it has not run out of steam yet.

The owners of Whakaari Island had their application for dismissal thrown out in the Auckland District Court today.

Gisborne District Council is being criticised for its handling of a homeless community member after a video circulated on social media showing an employee in an altercation with the man.

A University of Canterbury paper titled "The x-minute city" found that in Wellington, 35 percent of residents lived within a 10-minute walk of all amenities.

Auckland's first wāhine Māori councillor says she will encourage a change to let mana whenua have voting powers.

The government is streamlining its Covid-19 response powers, but the seven-day isolation period will remain for now. Here's a summary of the changes.