French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Nouméa after electoral reform sparked rioting.
Government plans to require local councils hold a referendum on whether to have Māori wards breaches the Treaty of Waitangi, a Waitangi Tribunal report has found.
The friends of a man who was allegedly murdered while camping with his childhood sweetheart have told a jury about his secretive affair with the woman.
Kai Tahu says the Otago Regional Council was wrong when it approved recommendations that could allow further development of hydro-electricity generation schemes on the Clutha or Taieri rivers.
Green MP Julie Anne Genter has publicly promised she won't ever again behave in the way she did during a confrontation in Parliament earlier this month.
There's been an increase in cold and flu illnesses, but Covid-19 cases have been around all summer and are expected to spike as winter nears, experts say.
A Dunedin early childhood teacher is not surprised no-one from the coalition government showed up to a meeting about funding for pay parity in the sector.