The coronial inquiry into the Whakaari / White Island eruption has heard that, although the island is the most active in NZ, the country did not seem ready for the disaster.
Prince William says protecting his family was the most important thing for him when wife Catherine and father King Charles III became ill, and wants to modernise the monarchy when he becomes sovereign.
The search for missing Christchurch teenager Marley continues, with police asking the public to stay away from Scarborough and Godley Head while a helicopter is operating.
The likelihood of finding a little boy lost in the outback is fading as family and searchers cling to hopes he has found shelter and is waiting to be rescued.
A Christchurch mum of four who claims kleptomania is behind a string of thefts that led to her children being taken away has been told her crimes show she has no regard for them.
Circumstances that were "all too familiar" led to the death of two teens in Acacia Bay, Taupō - an inexperienced, unlicensed driver who'd consumed alcohol and drugs, and got behind the wheel.
Bullying at Dunedin Hospital has been revealed in documents released following reports some staff at Southland Hospital had been told they couldn't chat to each other for more than five minutes.
The suspect in the deadly attack outside a synagogue in Manchester in northern England is believed to be Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent.