Former prison officer Moeaia Tuai has been jailed for more than 16 years after being found guilty on two charges of slavery, two counts of rape and a string of other sexual assaults.

Two others are fighting for their lives.

A Checkpoint investigation has revealed how accessible are potentially dangerous nitrous oxide or nangs in large quantities from dairies, vape stores and convenience stores.

The former Aratere is anchored in Tasman Bay, pending consent to enter India.

The Fiordland Jet jetboat sank on the Waiau River on Tuesday afternoon.

Nicholas Kahotea died after falling several storeys while training to step from a hovering helicopter onto a building.

The demolition of the classroom block that went up in flames is expected to take some time.

A residency pathway for bus drivers requires English language to the level of a post-graduate international student, after two years on a working visa.

A man has been arrested after he crashed into two cars, then stole one of the vehicles, police say.

A Nurses Organisation delegate says it was an "embarrassing U-turn for Te Whatu Ora", but heartening to see they had listened to members.

The owner of a Mount Maunganui pizzeria which has only just reopened after the deadly Mauao landslide says revenue is half what it would usually be in summer.

Tekanimaeu Arobati's body was found on January 24 - three days after he disappeared.

Judge Ema Aitken is accused of disrupting an event, yelling at Winston Peters and calling him a liar.

Rowan Donoghue is awaiting sentencing for sexual offending involving teenage boys.

Paul Davison, KC, has been appointed to lead the review into the events leading up to the deadly landslide at Mount Maunganui.

The man's lawyers say he was living in "oppressive" environment which eroded his mental health.