Two people were in the apartment at the time of the fire in central Wellington.

Melanna House has provided parents respite since the early 1990s, but that ended in September.

RNZ can reveal the man is Leslie Raymond Parr, who beheaded his partner Fiona Maulolo.

Customs has warned tobacco smuggling is becoming more organised, large-scale and sophisticated.

Kate Hawley won an Academy Award for her work on Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein, adding to her Bafta win from last month.

The shellfish came from a restricted biosecurity zone near Nelson and Marlborough.

A man accused of taking a teenager to a bach and then sexually violating him while the young man was intoxicated has pleaded not guilty.

Nine leavers are seeking to quash Labour Inspectorate findings that those working in the community were not employees.

Lengthy prison sentences for two of Christchurch's most prolific sex offenders have been upheld by a High Court judge.

They were found and returned in the early hours of Monday morning.

Within days of Andrew Coster's resignation, RNZ was contacted with allegations Kylie Reiri was under investigation for bullying and harassment

The winner of the $30,000 Ninety Mile Beach Snapper Bonanza has a few tips.

Bill Maangi died in hospital after being shot in the early hours of 29 September.

Jeremy Buxton's life changed forever after a car accident. The hardest battle wasn't recovery, it was fighting the people meant to help him.

Leonard Hewgill suffered a head injury in the attack and died in hospital three days later.