Police have confirmed they are now treating the fatal incident - where three children and their father died - as a homicide.

A dozen people are being taken to hospital, with one seriously injured.

Health New Zealand has stepped up precautions after a new break-out of the infection known as VRE.

Hōkūleʻa, the Hawaiian double-hulled voyaging canoe, has reached the shores of Auckland.

Product safety issues such as the coloured sand recall will continue to be a problem due to the changing way people shop, says Consumer NZ.

Gurjit Singh's wife told court she rejected Rajinder's profile from a marriage bureau in India around 2022.

The prosecution says the woman's evidence has been straightforward and consistent throughout the court martial.

Residents claim they have had no running water for 30 days.

The unusual colouring makes the species particularly stand out to predators.

Asphalt costs about five times more than the proposed chipseal.

The Education Minister said she wanted vocational subjects to be valued as highly as academic ones.

Students and a food upcycling company have turned old loaves of bread back into flour and then back into homestyle baking

One parent says she feels as though there is no guidance on what she should do with play sand that potentially contains asbestos in her home.

For the first time AI regulations have been applied to the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, including every detail from cover to cover.

Heavy rain hit last month when the plant was operating at reduced capacity due to a major upgrade leading to a spike in nitrogen levels.

Gurjit Singh was found on the lawn of his home, stabbed more than 40 times.

The defendant is accused of keeping two young people in modern slavery, and beating and raping the female complainant.