News Archive

Facing complaints about public disorder, Auckland is poised to fine people sleeping rough or begging on the streets. Homeless advocates say the move is shortsighted and fails to address the problem.

One year after the April floods which devastated Richmond, this series looks at what's happened since.

In the wake of the tragic death of a tramper, a mapping specialist is advocating a safer route.

As a shipping container came hurtling towards their car, brothers Matias and Agustin Carrasco grabbed each other and hung on for dear life.

A Nelson dairy that vowed to take legal highs off its shelves has been caught red-handed doing the opposite.

The excitement of a treasure hunt turned to screams of pain for a group of primary school pupils after a mass wasp attack at Tahunanui Beach.

From the first allegations to the jury’s decision, this package follows the full journey of a high-profile disability-care case.

Bosses offer new deal after burned out and stressed nurses threaten strike over increasing workload and low pay.

Principals, youth workers and parents are seeing the effects of vaping in the classroom, and at ever younger ages.

The eruption on White Island has set off an intense debate on exploiting nature for thrills.

Visitors were allowed to tour the mouth of the White Island volcano despite recent warnings about bursts of gas and steam.

Rescuers were struggling to reach White Island, where conditions remained dangerous. The authorities said a criminal investigation had been opened in the eruption’s aftermath.

When allegations of harassment surfaced at Russell McVeagh, the resulting fallout became a turning-point for New Zealand’s legal profession.

A new technology that could wipe out diseases, but also create designer babies is here and it’s time to have a conversation about the future, says leading science and philosophy experts.

A group of women and ALRANZ have filed a Human Rights Commission complaint claiming NZ’s abortion laws are discriminatory.

New Zealanders go to the polls on Saturday with the governing Labour Party set to benefit from Ardern’s response to COVID-19.

New Zealanders were asked to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to a bill allowing the terminally ill to end their lives.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to apologise over early morning immigration raids in 1970s that singled out people of Pacific Island descent.

Residents express increasing frustration with group of a few hundred occupying areas near parliament for a second week.

Experts say vaccine rollout failed to involve the Indigenous community or recognise their greater health risks.

After years of high-risk duty rolls and 12+-day stints, junior doctors say they’ve reached a breaking point.

Legal access to medical marijuana arrives in NZ, yet sick patients face prohibition-style costs and delays.

Corrections’ push for double-bunking is prompting fresh questions about how well the system protects transgender people behind bars.