Eight police officers were tied up in a 75min traffic stop in Christchurch - at a time when the city’s top cop says "every available resource" was being used to fight an outbreak in youth crime.

The report, based on more than 10,000 requests for the Citizens Advice Bureau's help, found people from all walks of life are struggling to meet basic living costs.

Six people have now been charged in connection with the homicide investigation.

When an 86-year-old Canterbury woman discovered her poplar hedge had been aggressively cut back, she was “heartbroken”.

The family of a man who died 10 days after allegedly being assaulted by his cellmate at Mt Eden prison want Corrections to be held accountable for any failures that led to his death.

Glen Innes locals are mourning the death of a man killed on a bus in the Auckland suburb this week.

Convicted murderer Mark Lundy is expanding his social contacts but isn't able to have his own social media accounts.

High on meth, Norton Sowerby drove his car onto train tracks, causing it to be struck by an oncoming train and killing three of his friends.