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Bonus Bonds investors are due to receive a share of the $870 million remaining in the scheme....

Christchurch couple fight to keep $200k found in ceiling

People will be discouraged from doing the right thing if a Christchurch couple who found more than $200,000 in the ceiling of their house do not get to keep any of the money, a court has heard.

Trump should apologise for 'racist' Obama post: Luxon

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

Trump should apologise for 'racist' Obama post: Luxon

The prime minister says US President Donald Trump's social media post - depicting his predecessor Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes - is racist.

Priest admitted abuse of schoolboys nearly 20 years ago

Fr Rowan Donoghue outside the Christchurch District Court last month. Photo: Nathan McKinnon / RNZ

Priest admitted abuse of schoolboys nearly 20 years ago

A priest admitted sexual abuse to leaders of his religious order nearly 20 years before he would be convicted of sexually abusing four boys, RNZ can reveal.

Man jailed for violent attacks on partner in Alexandra, Christchurch

A man who subjected his partner to almost two years of violence, strangling her on more than 40 occasions and chasing her with a spade, has been sent to prison.

Man charged after woman found dead in house

A woman has been found dead at a house on the Kāpiti Coast and a man has been charged.

Should schools teach children to type?

Should schools teach children to type?

Should primary and intermediate schools teach children to type so they are ready for online exams at high school?

Water treatment plant failure 'catastrophic': Luxon

The Moa Point Treatment Plant. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Water treatment plant failure 'catastrophic': Luxon

Wellington Water says people may have to stay out of the water around Wellington's south coast for months.

Patient who stabbed stranger had history of violence

Patient who stabbed stranger had history of violence

A mental health patient who stabbed a stranger while on escorted leave had a history of violence and had previously stabbed two relatives.

Mosque shooter blames prison conditions on 'irrational' guilty plea

The white supremacist terrorist who massacred 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques now claims any remorse he had for the shootings was irrationality caused by his prison conditions.

Festival cancels water activities due to sewage spill

Thousands attended the popular festival despite cancellation of water-based activities. Photos:...

Festival cancels water activities due to sewage spill

The cancellation of water-based activities at this year's Island Bay Festival didn't put too much of a dampener on the day.

Firefighters respond to large school fire in Taupō

Flames were seen coming out of Taupo Nui-a-Tia College in Taupō, on Sunday afternoon. Photo:...

Firefighters respond to large school fire in Taupō

Taupō firefighters are responding to a large fire at Taupo Nui-a-Tia Tia College.

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‘All pretty special’: Ōtākou mark day on Treaty Grounds

Otākou hapū member Kiliona Tamati-Tupai holds mere pounamu Te Taki Haruru, named for the beach...

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‘All pretty special’: Ōtākou mark day on Treaty Grounds

Marking Waitangi Day alongside other iwi on the Treaty Grounds made for a "pretty special" occasion, an Ōtākou rakatira says.

Judge's hands forced in man's bid to adopt his own son

The man paid a Georgian fertility clinic to facilitate a surrogacy arrangement. Photo: Getty Images

Judge's hands forced in man's bid to adopt his own son

A New Zealand man will be allowed to adopt a child born to a surrogate mother overseas, despite concerns from a judge that he may have misled a fertility clinic overseas about his marital status.

Smell from Wellington sewage spill could get worse

Wastewater, which includes raw sewage, has been leaking on to the capital's south coast beaches...

Smell from massive Wellington sewage spill could get worse

The smell from the massive Moa Point raw sewage discharge in Wellington could be about to get worse.

Worker loses ACC lung cancer fight due to pet parrot

The man kept a cockatiel for a number of years, causing medical experts to speculate if it had...

Worker loses ACC lung cancer fight due to pet parrot

A drainlayer and panel beater who was exposed to asbestos dust and paint fumes most of his working life has lost a fight with ACC for coverage for lung disease.

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More settled weather likely: ESNZ

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More settled weather likely: ESNZ

Summer might finally come out from behind the curtains of rain if Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) predictions come to fruition.

Hospital IT outage caused by third-party hardware failure

Dunedin Hospital emergency department is a location of interest in the measles outbreak. Photo:...

Hospital IT outage caused by third-party hardware failure

A big IT crash in some southern hospitals, including Dunedin, in mid-January was caused by a third-party hardware failure, Health New Zealand says.

Questions over communication delay during ferry grounding

The wrecked catamaran after the incident. Photo: Environment Canterbury

Questions over communication delay during ferry grounding

Questions are being raised over delays in communication to passengers after a tourist ferry ran aground in Akaroa Harbour last weekend.

Aboriginal group shows support at Waitangi

An Aboriginal group say being present at Waitangi is about strengthening ties between Indigenous...

Aboriginal group shows support at Waitangi

A group of Aboriginal visitors say they have travelled across the Tasman to stand alongside Māori at Waitangi.

Deputy PM booed and heckled at Waitangi service

Bishop Te Kito Pikaahu asked the crowd for calm while Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour...

Deputy PM booed and heckled at Waitangi service

Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has denied his views about the intentions of the Treaty of Waitangi are poorly received at annual commemorations.

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