Report warns move-on orders will 'criminalise homelessness'
Public health experts say the proposed move-on orders will "criminalise homelessness" among some of Aotearoa's most vulnerable young people, including children as young as 14.
Post-mortem reveals cause of death of baby found on roadside
Post-mortem reveals cause of death of baby found on roadside
A baby whose body was found on the side of a rural Marlborough road last month was stillborn, police say.
Support swells for police Labour candidate
Support swells for police Labour candidate
Former race relations commissioners have joined social organisations working with migrants and refugees to support Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo, a new candidate for the Labour Party.
Supermarkets recall deli meals over possible presence of glass
Supermarkets recall deli meals over possible presence of glass
A recall of store-made deli meals has been issued for three South Island supermarkets because of the possible presence of glass.
Missing teen may have travelled to Christchurch
Missing teen may have travelled to Christchurch
Police want the public’s help to find a missing teenager who may have travelled to Christchurch.
National slides in poll, ACT and NZ First rise
National slides in poll, ACT and NZ First rise
Both the major parties have lost support in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll, but Labour remains ahead of National.
Coroner rules on stowaway Ingham twin's death
Coroner rules on stowaway Ingham twin's death
The death of stowaway twin Joanne Ingham, who died in a Wellington emergency housing complex in 2022, has been ruled as due to natural causes.
Student killed in crash 'will be greatly missed'
'Fantastic young man': School student killed in crash
A Canterbury high school student who died in a crash near Rangiora on Saturday morning has been remembered as a young man with "lots of energy and charm".
Hopes new OCD therapy could become part of public health system
Hopes new OCD therapy could become part of public health system
Clinical psychologists are hoping a new kind of OCD therapy, known as the Bergen 4-Day Treatment, will become part of the public health system.
Watchdog needed for election-year spending squabbles, economist says
Watchdog needed for election-year spending squabbles, economist says
An election-year tiff about policy spending highlights the need for an independent watchdog to weigh in on the country's big, expensive problems, an economist says.
Concerns mental health funding may not match need
Concerns mental health funding may not match need
Any investment in mental health is welcome, say psychiatrists - but they're concerned the government's $100m worth of solutions is unlikely to fix current problems and may create new ones.
Church billboard opposes government Bill to define gender
Church billboard opposes government Bill to define gender
A billboard outside St Matthew Church in Auckland Central is opposing the government's controversial Bill to define woman and man in law.
Parents fight to name nurse after death of daughter in mental health ward
Parents fight to name nurse after death of daughter in mental health ward
The parents of a 21-year-old who died by suicide at a mental health ward are opposing a name suppression application for one of the medical professionals responsible for her care.
Stash of weapons found after crash, driver armed with crossbow
Stash of weapons found after crash, driver armed with crossbow
A 22-year-old man was found holding a loaded crossbow on Saturday in Palmerston North after police responded to a crash alert.
'Complete ambush': Residents furious at weeks of overnight waterworks
'Complete ambush': Residents furious at weeks of overnight waterworks
Residents in one of Wellington's oldest streets are furious at Wellington Water's plans to replace a wastewater pipe over nearly a month of overnight works.
Obituary: Sir Hirini Mead, academic
Obituary: Sir Hirini Mead, academic
Māori leader and academic Sir Hirini Moko Mead created the discipline of Māori studies.
Willis takes aim at Labour's economic plans
'No magic money tree': Willis takes aim at Labour's economic plans
National's finance spokesperson Nicola Willis is calling out Labour for what she says is an $18.2 billion gap in their spending.
Fog hits dozens of flights at Auckland Airport
Fog hits dozens of flights at Auckland Airport
Fog restrictions at Auckland Airport have been lifted after a morning of disruption.
Woman flew from China to carry out NZTA text scam
Woman flew from China to carry out NZTA text scam
A 26-year-old Chinese national flew to New Zealand to carry out a road toll text scam, using victims’ stolen card details to buy items valued at nearly $90,000.
One dead, three hurt in Canterbury crash
One dead, three hurt in Canterbury crash
One person is dead and three people are injured, one critically, after a crash near Rangiora in Canterbury.