A US court has ordered an immediate ban on New Zealand exports of several species of fish from two fisheries off the North Island's west coast.

Commercial DNA tests often provide inconsistent results. Here are six questions to ask yourself before you pay for one.

An independent review has found systemic racism at InternetNZ, which saw it react too slowly to a video that encouraged the slaughter of Māori.

A hut in Te Urewera has mysteriously burned down while a court order for no huts to be removed from the area is in place.

Of the 6000 cases announced today, 26 percent were reinfections.

William Burr, who had no firearms licence, used a shotgun to "gain control" before beating and cutting off the finger of a teenage home intruder on his King Country farm.

A firefighter credited for his courage and leadership in helping with the Australian bushfires and then lost his job in a restructuring has successfully argued he should have been given the top job he wanted but was denied.

Z Energy says it has fog cannons in all its service stations, but that was only one part of a $24 million security package that it has put in place to keep its staff and customers safe.

Police are searching for a knife in relation to the death of Arohaina Henare in Napier earlier this month.

One person has died following a crash involving two vehicles near Queenstown this afternoon.

A company wants to build a facility to suck millions of tonnes of climate pollution out of the air by 2030, but critics say the time and money is far better spent stopping putting it up there in the first place.

Dr Jim Mather said his approach to governance was not well aligned with some of the new leadership in council.

A single mother-of-five accused of driving Crips gang members to the home where a 75-year-old man was fatally shot last year has been sentenced to time served.

The complaint relates to Phil Mauger handing out thousands of Covid-19 tests to community members.

A shift commander says he knew of Jerrim Toms' mental health issues but that didn't alter his strategy on how to deal with him.

A change to work rights for partners of migrants is going ahead next month in the face of concerns from immigration experts.

A 42-year-old woman will appear in court tomorrow after being extradited from South Korea in connection to the discovery of two dead children in suitcases in South Auckland.

Indian community leaders say tougher laws are needed to deter criminals from targeting fearful dairy owners.