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Two years ago, police announced a change in how they attend mental health callouts, responding only to an immediate risk to life or safety or if a crime is being committed. Now a family are calling for change, saying the move left them feeling like help wasn’t available when they most needed it.

Labour MP and former police minister Ginny Andersen received a complaint about Police Commissioner Richard Chambers last year.

A lawyer is warning people not to put their "head in the sand" when it comes to paying off a student loan while overseas.

A Cook Islands fisher lost at sea for a week was knocked out of his dinghy twice during relentless storms and violent seas.

A rise in reports of far-right extremism in the classroom has prompted a teachers' union to seek expert advice for its members.

Some New Zealanders are living in homes that are so cold during winter that they can see their breath, a major new study shows.