Food prices have gone up 4.5 percent in the year to February, with beef mince up a whopping 23.2 percent to $24.46 per kilogram.

The staff are accused of assaulting the boys after the teens had barricaded themselves in a room for more than an hour.

The Labour leader choked up when asked about his children. He said he didn't know what had prompted the social media post.

Offenders armed with a machete left a property in Howick, with the chase ending in the city centre.

The building was well ablaze when crews arrived.

Palmerston North Boys' High School rector David Bovey said about 300 students at the school were affected by bus route changes.

The Cancer Society says some patients are still falling through the cracks of the travel assistance scheme.

There have been more instances of copper theft in North Canterbury since January, compared to the whole of last year according to MainPower.

The Public Service Association is calling on the government to offer targeted financial support to home support workers.

Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation says "pressure free kōrero" and giving people space are the keys to success

The discovery of a breeding pair of NZ falcon raising two fledglings is a significant finding, say experts.

"When you starve the sector for so long, you can't just suddenly dial it up," says the Aged Care Association.

A man who claims he was sexually assaulted as a teen by an older man decades ago has been accused of making up the allegation to get a prison sentence reduced.

The site said it experienced a 142 percent increase in searches for EVs in March compared to February.

A minor eruption took place last week.

Laisa Waka Tunidau, a mother of four, was fatally stabbed in 2022 by a patient at secure mental health facility Hillmorton Hospital.

It's the smallest winner to date, the first freshwater fish to take out the title, and so obscure it was only discovered in 1998.

One of the cars was towing a horse float but it's unknown if any horses were inside at the time of the crash.