The lawyer of a man on trial for rape and other sex charges argues he believed he had consent, but the prosecution contends the complainants have no reason to lie.

The tragic and scandalous story of a 1920s shooting, a blackmailer, and a mayor outed as homosexual is being revived as part of Aotearoa's LGBTQI history.

Te Whatu Ora has failed to act to address the longstanding concerns of staff - putting them under extreme pressure, a worker says.

MedSafe today received an application from Pfizer for provisional approval of its latest Omicron-targeted vaccine. Here's what you need to know about it.

The prime minister says she has made clear to Auckland mayor-elect Wayne Brown that she did not want Aucklanders facing increasing bills over "his speculation about three waters".

A person struck by a car in Dunedin has died, police say.

The forest is the final part of a $62 million South East Asia Jungle Track project, full of fish, plants, and crocodiles.

Police are investigating a robbery of a jewellery store in South Auckland, where they say a staff member was assaulted.

Dilworth School abuse survivors have presented a petition calling for mandatory reporting of abuse at the royal commission inquiry today.

Five men and three women have been arrested after an operation targeting the manufacture and supply of methamphetamine.

A judge in the Wellington District Court has today refused to hear arguments in a case because he has not had time to read the file.

Two months on many Nelson homeowners are still awaiting assessments of trying to fix their damaged properties.

A prisoner who violently attacked a fellow inmate has been sentenced to preventive detention with a minimum non-parole period of five years.

More than 2000 charges had been laid over ram raids and other youth offences in Auckland and Waikato in recent months, provisional police figures show.

Tractors have been driven through main city centres in the latest protest by the farmer advocacy group Groundswell. Follow live updates

Police are thanking the public after a teenage girl missing from her home near Christchurch was found.

The coaches have again made changes to the team for Saturday's final World Cup pool game against Scotland in Whangārei, including naming a new captain.

Nurses at three private hospitals in Wellington and Hawke's Bay are on a 24-hour strike over pay and conditions.