Nicola Willis has ruled out an austerity Budget, although she says the country's economic challenges mean the country is in a "darkest before the dawn" position.
A Christchurch paedophile jailed after paying a woman $300 to send him a video of herself sexually abusing an infant will be released from prison despite a psychological report assessing his risk of sexual reoffending as “above average”.
A sleeping man received a vicious arousal from sleep when his partner, fuelled by the suspicion he was cheating, let herself into his house and stabbed him with a pair of scissors.
Labour MP Duncan Webb has apologised after tweeting a jibe about ACT leader David Seymour, asking if he does not like hummus because it is too close to Hamas.
The gang member police believe shot and killed a man in central Auckland at the weekend is understood to be the the son of famed Māori film-maker Don Selwyn.
Primary students already benefiting from free school lunches will continue to do so in the same way for the next two-and-a-half years, while older students will shift to an alternative model.
Parliament's Speaker Gerry Brownlee has referred complaints about Green MP Julie Anne Genter's behaviour in the House last Wednesday night to the Privileges Committee.