Foreign tourists to pay to visit key NZ sites
The government has announced plans to "unleash growth" on conservation land, granting more business opportunities and introducing entry fees for international visitors at some sites.
Bonuses promised for doctors in short-staffed areas
Bonuses promised for doctors in short-staffed areas
Health NZ is promising bonus payments to senior doctors who work in hard-to-staff areas, although the union is accusing it of failing to consistently pay allowances now.
Firefighters withdraw from blaze after pump fails
Firefighters withdraw from battling blaze after pump fails
A "catastrophic failure" to a fire truck responding to a Hamilton fire highlights how under-resourced firefighters are, the New Zealand firefighters union says.
Pacific 'ringing like a bell' after Russia quake
Pacific 'ringing like a bell' after Russia quake
An earth scientist says strong and unusual currents will continue this weekend, after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia on Wednesday.
Man dead after street fight in Auckland
Man dead after street fight in Auckland
A man is dead after a street fight in the Auckland suburb of Ōtara on Friday night.
Staff 'responded immediately' to patient escape
Staff 'responded immediately' to patient escape
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey has reiterated to Health NZ that patient and public safety are of "paramount importance", after a man absconded from a mental health facility.
Manslaughter charge after fatal punch outside rugby club
Manslaughter charge after fatal punch outside rugby club
A 22-year-old who fatally punched another man in an allegedly unprovoked attack outside a rugby clubroom has been charged with manslaughter.
Be wary of waterways over weekend: NEMA
Be wary of waterways over weekend: NEMA
A tsunami advisory for NZ and the Chatham Islands has been cancelled after Russia's 8.8 quake, but "strong and unusual" currents will continue until Monday, NEMA says.
Te Pāti Māori pursuing two-pronged legal action
Te Pāti Māori pursuing two-pronged legal action
Te Pāti Māori's lawyers have clarified exactly what legal action it's taking over reports of missing enrolments from the Māori roll.
'Someone knows what happened': Baby critically injured
'Someone knows what happened': Baby critically injured
A three-month old baby from Masterton is in a critical condition, with what police suspect are "non-accidental" injuries.
Schools struggling to fill board positions
Schools struggling to fill board positions
Schools around the country are struggling to recruit new board members, with deadlines looming.
'Out of date' machinery laws under review
'Out of date' machinery laws under review
A timber worker is having to relearn how to play the guitar and trumpet - and how to write - after losing two fingers in a machine without a guard.
Alternative alert system never given chance, founder says
Alternative alert system never given chance, founder says
The founder of an alternative emergency alert framework says officials never gave it a look-in when they were setting up the under-fire Emergency Mobile Alert system.
Man considered dangerous understood to have escaped from Canterbury hospital
Man considered dangerous understood to have escaped from Canterbury hospital
A man who was missing for more than four hours had absconded from a mental health facility, it is understood.
Graphic shows potential Wellington waterfront safety balustrades
Graphic shows potential Wellington waterfront safety balustrades
Wellington City Council papers reveal what a $7 million project to put safety balustrades on parts of the waterfront might look like.
Opening of FBI office in Wellington ‘slightly ironic’
Opening of FBI office in Wellington ‘slightly ironic’
The establishment of a permanent FBI office in Wellington has been described by a Dunedin international relations authority as "slightly ironic".
Tsunami threat extended for second night
Tsunami threat extended for second night
Emergency authorities have extended a tsunami activity threat for parts of NZ for a second night, following a giant quake near Russia.
FBI opening standalone base in Wellington
FBI opening standalone base in Wellington
The FBI will be setting up a permanent office in New Zealand's capital, after the director Kash Patel met with several ministers, the heads of the police and New Zealand's spy agencies.
Jailed for sex with girl now pregnant
Jailed for sex with girl now pregnant
A 32-year-old man who had unprotected sex with a 12-year-old girl, now pregnant, has been jailed.
Dogs allowed on Canterbury buses - but is it workable?
Dogs allowed on Canterbury buses - but is it workable?
A last-minute rule change to allow some dogs on buses has left Environment Canterbury staff scrambling to make it workable.