The once-popular books of Australian writer Craig Silvey will not return to school library shelves in his home state after he admitted to child exploitation charges.
A teenager's crime spree in Canterbury included taking keys from a car in Hanmer Springs and using them to burgle a house in Christchurch the same night, police say.
Voyager founder and CEO Seeby Woodhouse has apologised for retweeting a post which led to the dumping of his company as sponsor of the New Zealand Media Awards.
The Broadcasting Standards Authority will be scrapped in favour of having the media self-regulate, the media and communications minister has confirmed.
A very friendly tūī has been delighting Opoho residents by landing on shoulders and dishing out "kisses", but one resident warns the behaviour should not be encouraged.