The head student of Avonside Girls High, one of two schools where a survey found more than 20 rapes or near rapes and thousands of cases of sexual harassment, says the results were not surprising.

A couple who lost their daughter to meningococcal disease have appealed to the Health Select Committee to provide a free meningococcal vaccine programme for all secondary students.

Much of the Department of Conservation's national predator control work in 2023 will be concentrated on the West Coast, and most of that by way of aerial 1080 poison.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has safely landed in Antarctica for a visit, after being turned back yesterday due to poor weather.

The cruise ship visiting Wellington yesterday, and Napier the day before, has not been following current Covid isolation guidelines.

The House - Soraya Peke-Mason's arrival as MP means an historic achievement of gender equity in New Zealand's Parliament, while heralding another chapter in the political history of Rātana.

Foodstuffs is recalling Pams brand sprouts off supermarket shelves due to the possible contamination of salmonella.

Police are reminding people to be aware of their limits after two people attempting the Tongariro Alpine Crossing became exhausted and called a rescue helicopter at the weekend.

Review - This week Sam looks at the latest from Warner Brothers and DC Films, Black Adam, analysing Dwayne Johnson's debut into the superhero genre.

In public, the Waikato Mongrel Mob said they were part of the fight against meth. In private, its deputy leader was a dealer.

Queenstown police are appealing for information which might help them track down the relatives of a Hong Kong tourist who died suddenly on the weekend.

It comes as three big cruise liners - one with about 130 cases on board - arrive at New Zealand ports.

Five women have been chosen as regional council chairs across the country so far this term, including the first two wāhine Māori in the country.

It has been decades since the distinctive calls of the cheeky native parrot have been heard in New Plymouth, but the bird is back.

Primary health care and Plunket nurses will walk off the job for four hours tomorrow, after more than a year of failed pay negotiations with their employers.

One person has died following a crash in the Auckland suburb of Ōtāhuhu this afternoon.

A man with a history of violent offending has had his extended supervision order cancelled despite psychologists' assessment showing he is at high risk of reoffending.

Fourteen new homes have been built by Kāinga Ora in Blenheim, amid strong demand for public housing in the region.