Less than a week out from the Hamilton West by-election, National's Tama Potaka is in the lead, according to a Taxpayers’ Union, The Working Group – Curia poll.

Malcolm Ross Davidson is charged with making intimate visual recordings of more than 80 young girls.

A person has been rushed to hospital after a group began brawling.

A Royal Commission has been asked to look at the Government's overall response to the Covid pandemic.

The billionaire is proceeding with plans to build in Wānaka, despite getting rejected by council commissioners and an appeal heading to the Environment Court.

An 18-year-old man accused of stabbing a Christchurch dog walker who later died in hospital is now facing a murder charge.

The men have the same name, live in the same town, worked the same job at different times, and even look similar – both are balding, elderly, stooped and wear glasses.

Lender repays woman $3800 in fees and interest after complaint.

Immigration Minister Michael Wood has had second thoughts about whether to stop issuing work visas to partners of temporary visa holders.

A GP who texted 600 patients misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine has been told to apologise.

The attempted deportation of some foreign judges in Kiribati has raised questions about the government's relationship with the judiciary.

A petition backing the request of the family to stay has the support of thousands. Now their local MP’s pleading their case with the minister in charge.

Police were called this evening after the person failed to return from free-diving.

Even her haters love her coffee, so why did Sharon Rayner choose to operate her business illegally?

ANALYSIS: At first reading, the royal commission into the country's Covid response seems narrow, concerned more with process than the bigger questions.

The 1News poll also shows economic confidence has plummeted while pessimism has rocketed up.

Jacinda Ardern says she doesn't agree with all of the broadcasting minister's comments and “can see how people may have taken issue”.

Despite some glamorous contracts such as Tūranga and the Deloitte building, fabrication business Alutech Windows and Doors Ltd has gone into liquidation.

Artists from as far as Japan and the United States are taking to Invercargill’s CBD with spray cans for the South Sea Spray Festival, which has developed into a popular event for both the public and the artists themselves.

Tuvalu is dealing with a lot. Aotearoa groups are using their relationships and knowledge to help.