'What's it going to take for him to kill you?' Taylor-Jade Hira’s concerned best friend asked in a Facebook message, court hears.

From August, all non-organic bread-making wheat flour produced or sold in New Zealand must be fortified with folic acid.

“Throughout the process Michael Wood confirmed he was about to, or was in the process of divesting the shareholdings," the PM said.

The German maker of an allegedly combustible type of exterior building cladding faces a case in the New Zealand courts.

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki is looking to sue far-right media outlet Counterspin, while another freedom party is entering the mix.

Community leaders around the Panguna Mine in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville want mining giant Rio Tinto to help out following recent flooding.

A Christchurch art gallery that displays exclusively Pasifika art has brought in nearly 8000 Pacific visitors since opening in July.

Calls are growing louder for Canberra to bring all refugees - who had sought asylum in Australia but were detained offshore - into the country for medical treatment and processing.

Fiji's prime minister was welcomed to the New Zealand Parliament on Wednesday morning.

Vanuatu Prime Minister, Ishmael Kalsakau, says Pacific security is about the security of the Pacific peoples and their way of life as identified by Forum Leaders in the Boe Declaration.

Some retailers says the government's changes to curb the use of vapes among young people do not give retailers enough time to adjust.

The head of a specialised police unit targeting shoplifters says meat stolen in bulk from supermarkets is being exported offshore.

Scam messages appear to come from legitimate agencies like Waka Kotahi, NZ Post, Inland Revenue or a bank - but leave people out of pocket.

A fire has completely gutted an iconic warehouse building in Wellington's Shelly Bay on the Miramar Peninsula, which has been the site of years of drama and controversy.

How the Department of Conservation "rationalises" which tracks to reinstate after natural disasters has been questioned, although its West Coast boss admits it comes down to the money.

It has been three weeks since the fire which killed five residents and displaced many from their accommodation.

Canterbury Rams haven't won the NBL since 1992, but will firmly be in the title mix after adding Tall Blacks sharpshooter to their already potent squad.

The“intermediaries” who helped lead police to two stolen Gottfried Lindauer paintings can now be revealed as gang members.

The German maker of an allegedly combustible type of exterior building cladding faces a case in the New Zealand courts.

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