Justice Minister Kiritapu Allan is seeking urgent advice on changing New Zealand's name suppression laws, which she says are not working for victims.

Business owners in Hamilton and Cambridge are literally picking up the pieces following a slew of attempted and successful ram-raids on Saturday night.

Just one person has applied for New Zealand residency through a new visa category that targets the rich.

Wastebusters is happy to see the first loads of farm plastics hit the road after four years of stockpiling, but its green waste collection is in breach of the land and water regional plan.

Mediawatch: NZ Rugby was panned for overlapping the Black Ferns and the All Blacks at the same time this weekend - but it wasn't the first international double-up during the Rugby World Cup.

The New Zealand Defence Force has done a U-turn on its decision not to charge a soldier who allegedly drunkenly assaulted his colleague, but his victim still wants an apology for the way they handled her complaint.

It's down to the wire for the Bird of the Year competition - will it be the plucky rock wren or the spunky little penguin?

Bus drivers are getting a pay rise in an effort to deal with widespread recruitment and retention problems in the sector.

Plans to build a waste-to-energy plant to dispose of South Island rubbish has been set one step back after councils returned its resource consent application.

Sara Chin is encouraging young Asian Kiwi women to get checked for breast cancer if concerned after being diagnosed at just 31.

A car that crashed in Napier last night, killing one of the occupants, had nine people in it.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck the Tasman District Sunday, with many people reporting feeling a jolt.

The Federated Mountain Clubs says people shouldn't be anxious about Ngāi Tūhoe's plans for new huts in Te Uruwera.

Whether they're fishing for fame or saving lives, New Zealanders detained overseas deserve the government's full diplomatic efforts, former politicians say.

The band says it's "with our deepest regret to announce that our Wellington show cannot proceed today due to dangerously high wind gusts".

Police are again appealing for information to help them find the mother of a baby girl found dead at an Auckland recycling plant last year.

Thunderstorms and bouts of heavy rain are cropping up across most of the country, as mild, muggy weather is set to hang around for most of the week.

An iwi plan to convert a Hastings lodge into accommodation for whānau battling the justice system has run into opposition from the local council.