'He's been here 50 years': PM brushes off Peters' criticism
The NZ First leader says National wants to sell assets because it has "failed to run the economy properly".
New roadside drug testing trial to begin
New roadside drug testing trial to begin
Police are poised to begin testing drivers for drugs with a device that involves a quick swipe of the driver's tongue.
Labour 'absolutely' comfortable if Te Pāti Māori lose seats
Labour 'absolutely' comfortable if Te Pāti Māori lose seats
Labour is "absolutely" campaigning to get Te Pāti Māori out of Parliament and says that while the party's internal ructions are sad for te ao Māori, that is politics.
Details of gun law reforms unveiled
Details of gun law reforms unveiled
Cabinet has signed off on an overhaul of the country's gun laws that shifts the responsibility of the firearms regulator from the Police Minister to the Firearms Minister.
Prisoner slips hospital escort, goes on the run
Prisoner slips hospital escort, goes on the run
A prisoner has been on the run for four days after escaping while on a hospital escort in Auckland.
Woman critically injured in Christchurch shooting
Woman critically injured in Christchurch shooting
A woman who lives across the road from a house where another woman was shot and critically injured in Christchurch says she assumed the bang was fireworks.
Peters slams asset sales, say govt hasn't fixed economy
Peters slams asset sales, say govt hasn't fixed economy
New Zealand First's leader says the government has not fixed the economy fast enough, and so National is looking to asset sales.
SAS forces used in search for Tom Phillips
SAS forces used in search for fugitive father Tom Phillips
The military has confirmed members of its elite special forces were used to search for fugitive father Tom Phillips and his children.
Ashburton residents concerned over new parking cam car
Ashburton residents concerned over new parking cam car
There has been public backlash to a trial of a camera-fitted car catching overstaying parkers in Ashburton.
Thousands more health workers to join strike
Thousands more health workers to join strike
Another 5200 health workers will walk off the job at the end of the month, the public sector union says, bringing the total number on strike to about 16,700.
Rain helps tame Tongariro wildfire
Rain helps tame Tongariro wildfire
A large wildfire burning through New Zealand’s oldest national park has probably been extinguished after steady rainfall helped to suppress the flames, authorities say.
Kapa-Kingi vows to appeal Te Pāti Māori expulsion
Kapa-Kingi vows to appeal Te Pāti Māori expulsion
Te Pāti Māori MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris say their expulsion from the party is "plainly unconstitutional".
One critical after fiery Canterbury highway crash
One critical after fiery Canterbury highway crash
A person has been critically injured in a fiery crash between a milk tanker and ute that closed a state highway in Canterbury this morning.
Doctor who missed bowel cancer to apologise
Woman with 'horrendous stomach pains' died after cancer missed
A woman who visited doctors after suffering “horrendous stomach pains” for years only discovered she had bowel cancer through a follow-up appointment for an unrelated melanoma.
Pilot talks of chaos on island after eruption
Pilot talks of chaos on island after eruption
Warning: distressing content. A helicopter pilot and first civilian to land on Whakaari/White Island after a deadly eruption in 2019 has spoken of the chaos of tending to survivors.
Government's social housing blunder called out
Government's social housing blunder called out
The government made an error in its announcement of social housing development in Christchurch, confusing Lyttelton with Lyttelton St.
Pensions cut to cover student loan payments
Pensions cut to cover student loan payments
Some people receiving the pension are being forced to choose between eating dinner and paying off their debt after taking on student loans later in life.
Former ACT Party president pleads not guilty
Former ACT Party president pleads not guilty
Former ACT Party president Tim Jago has pleaded not guilty to indecent assault.
'Truly devastating': Blaze hits Tongariro
'Truly devastating': Blaze hits Tongariro
A wall of smoke from the Tongariro National Park fire is providing a spectacular but worrying vista for a central plateau village.
Man fined after being filmed burning rubbish on beach
Man fined after being filmed burning rubbish on beach
A Canterbury fisherman complained to authorities after filming a man dumping trash on the beach and setting it alight.