Family upset no action over repeated damaged to headstone
A family is distraught a mother’s headstone has been repeatedly damaged at an Ashburton cemetery, with no help from authorities despite camera footage.
Mum's pleas unanswered before boy found in pond
Mum's pleas unanswered before boy found in pond
A coroner has criticised a disability service for not urgently addressing a mother's safety fears for her autistic, non-verbal son later found dead in a pond at his home in rural Gisborne.
Dozen injured after minivan and car collide
Dozen injured after minivan and car collide
A dozen people have been injured after a crash involving a car and minivan at Lake Rotomā near Rotorua.
Homicide investigation after man dies in Hamilton
Homicide investigation after man dies in Hamilton
A homicide investigation has been launched in Hamilton after a man died this evening.
Once-trusted teacher jailed for sexually abusing students
Once-trusted teacher jailed for sexually abusing students
A once-trusted teacher is beginning a jail sentence as a registered child sex offender after pleading guilty to charges involving five of his students.
Corrections boss ordered to obey law or face contempt of court
Corrections boss ordered to obey law or face contempt of court
The Corrections boss has been ordered to obey the law or face contempt of court proceedings if he fails to make sure prisoners aren't let out of their cells for an hour every day.
John Campbell chosen to co-host Morning Report
John Campbell chosen to co-host Morning Report
John Campbell is returning to RNZ, as the new co-host of Morning Report alongside Ingrid Hipkiss.
Mt Cook climbers 'buried by unsurvivable avalanche'
Mt Cook climbers 'buried by unsurvivable avalanche'
Two climbers missing on Aoraki/Mount Cook were likely caught in a large ice avalanche and are not believed to be alive, police say.
Fears over plan to ditch flu tracking tool
Fears over plan to ditch flu tracking tool
A leading epidemiologist says a plan to ditch an online tool tracking respiratory illness is short-sighted, and will leave a big gap in surveillance.
Officers cop abuse in wake of McSkimming scandal
Officers cop abuse in wake of McSkimming scandal
The police union's president says officers now face a long process to regain the public's trust.
Police denied chopper request thinking girl dead
Police denied chopper request thinking girl dead
Firefighters begged police for a helicopter to help rescue a teenage girl from a Coromandel cliff face.
Primary school teachers reject govt’s pay offer
Primary school teachers reject govt’s pay offer
Primary school teachers belonging to the NZEI Te Riu Roa union have rejected the government’s latest pay offer.
Poll puts Labour well ahead of National
Poll puts Labour well ahead of National
Labour has an eight-point lead over National in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll, but neither the coalition nor the opposition has the numbers to govern.
Lotto 2543
Lotto 2543
Results from last night's Lotto draw
Man carrying samurai sword in Auckland's Queen St arrested
Man carrying samurai sword in Auckland's Queen St arrested
A man has been arrested in central Auckland for carrying a samurai sword, which some members of the public mistook for a gun.
Christchurch man 'tried to solicit sexual favours from teen girls'
Christchurch man 'tried to solicit sexual favours from teen girls'
A Christchurch man is accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from two teenage girls and sexually taunting a third, court documents show.
How's the weather looking for Christmas?
'Million-dollar question': How's the weather looking for Christmas?
Christmas Day celebrations may need to be inside for the parts of the country, as a forecaster says it may not come with the settled weather many of us are hoping for.
300 hours of work gone: Vandals destroy town's craft Christmas tree
300 hours of work gone: Vandals destroy town's craft Christmas tree
Vandals have destroyed a prominent Christmas tree in a Wairarapa town, casting a cloud over what should have been a time of celebration.
Porn addiction 'simply overwhelmed him'
Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming avoids jail over objectionable material
Disgraced former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming has avoided jail time over possessing child sexual exploitation material.
Two climbers still missing on Mt Cook
Two climbers still missing on Mt Cook
A search of the route taken by two missing climbers on Aoraki/Mt Cook has turned up no sign of the pair.