Elderly renters, women struggling with cost of living: survey
Retirees who are renting or are women are being hit hard by the cost of living as the price of rate, insurance and power can vary month-to-month, a researcher says.
Groundbreaking OCD treatment on way to NZ
Groundbreaking OCD treatment on way to NZ
An intensive 'circuit-breaker' type treatment for OCD, which is having phenomenal results internationally, will soon be available in this country.
Boat missing off Wellington after mayday call
Boat missing off Wellington after mayday call
A small boat believed to be taking on water off Wellington's coast is missing after a mayday call.
Warning after man approaches schoolgirls
'Very serious concern': Man approaching schoolgirls in Christchurch
Up to 11 schools in Christchurch have been alerted to a man who has been approaching female pupils and offering cash for inappropriate favours.
Tired taxi driver hit signpost which fell on passerby, killing him
Tired taxi driver hit signpost which fell on passerby, killing him
A taxi driver had worked about 30 hours over two days and then didn’t adhere to the required stand-down period before he made the fatal decision to get back behind the wheel.
Christmas gifts in doubt as NZ Post stops US deliveries
Christmas gifts in doubt as NZ Post stops US deliveries
Christmas gifts and romance novels are among the many items that will no longer be sent to the United States as NZ Post suspends parcel deliveries.
Part falls from moving Ferris wheel
Part falls from moving Ferris wheel
WorkSafe is assessing an incident where a part fell off an operating Ferris wheel at the Illuminate light show in Christchurch on Sunday.
ACT pushes back against changes to four-year-term proposal
ACT pushes back against changes to four-year-term proposal
A select committee report has recommended pushing ahead with a four-year-term referendum, but stripping out some of the requirements the ACT Party had proposed.
Pharmacist failed to consult GP before man's fatal brain bleed
Pharmacist failed to consult GP before man's fatal brain bleed
When a man who was on blood thinners started getting worsening headaches and nausea, his wife began to worry.
Murder accused 'didn't like living at Loafers Lodge' - Crown
Murder accused 'didn't like living at Loafers Lodge' - Crown
The man accused of murdering five people by setting Wellington's Loafers Lodge hostel alight started the blaze because he did not want to live there, a Crown lawyer has argued.
Man killed in sand dune collapse a 'devoted father'
Man killed in sand dune collapse a 'devoted father'
Family and friends are paying tribute to a young father who died after a sand dune collapsed on him at Muriwai Beach, on Saturday.
Bowel screening crisis: Thousands go private as public waits grow
Bowel screening crisis: Thousands go private as public waits grow
As the public health system struggles with colonoscopy waitlist targets, more Kiwis are forking out thousands for the procedure privately.
Ministry suspects some schools closed too many days
Ministry suspects some schools closed too many days
The Education Ministry suspects some schools have been opening for fewer days than legally required, documents obtained under the Official Information Act show.
Woman dies in Christchurch police custody
Woman dies in Christchurch police custody
A woman has died while in police custody in Christchurch.
Woman charged after infant's body found in park
Woman charged after infant's body found in park
A woman has appeared in court after a newborn baby was found dead in an Auckland park.
Scramble for 'quick, dirty' figures ahead of dairy talks
Scramble for 'quick, dirty' figures ahead of dairy talks
Emails obtained by RNZ show a last-minute scramble for hard data as pressure mounted on the government to respond to soaring butter prices.
Multiple people hurt in Bay of Plenty crash
Multiple people hurt in Bay of Plenty crash
Multiple people are hurt after a van is believed to have rolled in Bay of Plenty.
Advising coroner key part of forensic pathologist's role
Advising coroner key part of forensic pathologist's role
A Christchurch forensic pathologist, who has been working in the field for the past six years, says a lot of people have misconceptions about her job.
Rāhui in place after body found on Wairau Bar
Rāhui in place after body found on Wairau Bar
A rāhui has been placed on the Wairau Bar in Marlborough after a body was found in the water.
Freak storm covers Northland beach in hail
Freak storm covers Northland beach in hail
Two Northland fishermen stumbled on a scene resembling a winter wonderland after a freak hail storm left hundreds of metres of a remote beach blanketed in ice.