A year on from the Government's $25 increase to benefits, some solo parents and people with disabilities or chronic illnesses say it has made very little difference to their budgets.
The chances of the South Island's Alpine Fault generating a damaging earthquake in the next 50 years are much higher than previously thought, new research shows.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described today's travel bubble opening as an "important milestone" in New Zealand's economic recovery, worth an estimated $1 billion.
A woman's joyful moment of finding out she was pregnant following years of trying was shattered after discovering a fertility clinic had wrongly started her on IVF treatment.
The family of a beloved Westmere School teacher who died suddenly last week are "incredibly grateful" for the overwhelming support shown for the colourful school leader.
Age Concern Canterbury is ramping up educational classes to help the elderly navigate a cheque-free society as banks phase out the payment method, amid criticism.
The transtasman bubble has opened - allowing Kiwis and Aussies the chance to travel between each other's countries, quarantine-free, for the first time in a year.
On the eve of quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel starting between Australia and New Zealand, tourism industry figures say bookings are already strong.