A woman who was jailed for life after stabbing her friend at a pamper party is challenging Corrections’ phone policy, saying it’s unfair she can no longer talk to her family for up to three hours a day.

Iran flaunted its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz with video of commandos in a speedboat storming a huge cargo ship after the collapse of peace talks Washington.

Plans for a new social housing complex are sparking concerns in Kawakawa, with some residents saying it's wrong to put vulnerable people in a known flood zone next door to a pub and pokies.

The citadel that now rises above central Christchurch is more than just a stadium.