All Naomi Gedye had was words. He had a gun and she tried to stop him. Today she's one of seven recognised for bravery.

It's the second time children at Huapai District School have gone into lockdown in a fortnight.

NZ Post is warning there could be mail delays after it has had to pull its fleet of electric buggies from the street due to a fault.

A nearby businessman said it smelt like something could have been cooking.

Using Snapchat, a Taranaki man asked a 13-year-old girl to send him photos of her body. When she asked why, he replied ‘I’m a guy lol’.

Journalist Nicky Hager will receive a payout from the Security Intelligence Service after his phone records were unlawfully spied on.

Sign-off for the "major enhancement" of the South Hagley Park waterway comes at a time the mayor is trying to rein in spending.

City businesses say “menacing” and “brutal” crimes including a gang fight at a city concert are leaving some locals too frightened to go out in the city.

A witness described a sudden build-up in air pressure before a tornado swept through a quiet Paeroa street, ripping up fences, damaging a roof, and causing power cuts.

Doctors will be able to tell within eight minutes whether a person turning up in the emergency department with chest pain is having a heart attack.

The government has been warned NCEA attainment may drop after the new standards are introduced next year.

Levi James was riding his bike when Hannah Tilsely opened her door. The road layout was partly to blame, judge says.

Despite earlier denial, Corrections admit man shouldn't have been in prison kitchen when he slashed open disgraced real estate agent Aaron Drever's face with grille hook.

ANALYSIS: The Finnish PM is in New Zealand for the first time but despite global turmoil, she and Ardern faced down inane questions about their age, and gender.

The days are being made available to help teachers get across the new NCEA system.

The new sequestration strategy that will also allow methane reducing technology to be used by sheep farmers.

The MTA says service stations play a similar role to shops and convenience stores and should be offered the same level of protection.

A divided Gore District Council will meet behind closed doors on Thursday to discuss its governance structure.

ANALYSIS: The Finnish Prime Minister had made a “special request” to visit New Zealand.

Aotearoa has a "severe" doctors shortage, but "bureaucratic nonsense" means new graduates can't start work until early next year, their union says.