A man repeatedly stabbed in an apparent "random" attack in Christchurch has undergone multiple operations as detectives piece the assault together.

Officials say cases will likely increase in the next few weeks to a "new peak of the third wave", as roughly 75% of infections are reported as cases.

More consultation is being sought about habour crossing options, 18 months after last round of consultation.

A 12-year-old child has been charged with attempted murder in Dunedin.

Mark Franklin died while receiving treatment for cancer in Australia.

Reginald Stuart Anderson, 82, was seen as a “pillar of the community” before he sexually assaulted a schoolgirl, leaving her feeling "dirty inside, worthless and useless".

A 71-year-old teacher has charges stopped after a claim he had sex with a female student on an overseas trip in 1995.

A surgeon who "believed he was acting in [a woman's] best interests" has been asked to apologise to the family of his patient who died after surgery.

Man lost $3.1m of iwi funds on crypto and personal spending, then tried to hide it by making fake letters from non-existent fund managers.

Police are appealing for sightings of a black 2004 Honda Odyssey, registration JCT923, in relation to the death of Craig McKelvie last month.

Some couch-buyers could be sitting on the floor for the next five months as the industry is still plagued by supply chain issues.

South Korea's justice minister has approved the extradition of a woman arrested in connection to two children's bodies found in a suitcase.

The man who died at Mount Maunganui beach on November 12 has been named as Reon Wikeepa, 43.

The publisher's ordering a reprint, it's in demand in libraries and sales have jumped at stores around the country since the Black Ferns' win.

Up to 66 New Zealand Defence Force personnel will be deployed to the UK to help with infantry training for Ukrainian soldiers.

When a group of masked men stormed an Auckland jewellery store, witnesses fought back to stop the alleged offenders and the getaway car.

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Lifeguards tried to resuscitate the man after he tried to rescue a small child who was in trouble in the choppy sea, but were unable to save him.

New research from AMI has found that drivers under the age of 25 are three times more likely to have their vehicles stolen.

A woman whose life has been "blighted" by drug use, targeted Taranaki pharmacies when she used forged prescription forms she stole from her doctor.