An Army corporal is facing court martial after pleading not guilty to two charges of assaulting his former partner, who was also in the Defence Force at the time.

US President Donald Trump has urged his fellow Republicans to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his earlier resistance to such a move.

Health NZ has confirmed two separate outbreaks of antibiotic-resistant superbugs at Christchurch Hospital.

A Dunedin primary school is closed as a brand of play sand it has been using is being tested for asbestos.

New Zealanders are losing six-figure sums to scammers pretending to offer anything from jobs to cryptocurrency investments and technology support.