Mother left newborn in hospital to join partner in robbery
A young mum was picked up from hospital a week after giving birth, leaving her baby in the neonatal unit, so she could join her partner in an aggravated robbery.
'Blood streaming' down face after alleged slave beatings
'Blood streaming' down face after alleged slave beatings
Blood streamed down a woman's face after her alleged slave-keeper assaulted her for being a "bad worker", a nurse has told a jury.
Funding for two drug combinations to treat type of blood cancer
Funding for two drug combinations to treat type of blood cancer
Pharmac has announced funding for two drug combinations to treat a kind of blood cancer.
Man posed as immigration adviser to deceive employee, laundered visa funds
Man posed as immigration adviser to deceive employee, laundered visa funds
A former restaurant business director masquerading as an immigration adviser deceived an employee into paying him thousands of dollars.
Online safety warning after teen's death following blackmail
Online safety warning after teen's death following blackmail
A teen who had dreams of becoming a policeman took his own life just hours after he was sexually extorted online.
Diesel crunch hits Bangladesh farmers in key planting season
Diesel crunch hits Bangladesh farmers in key planting season
The fuel crunch from the Iran war is rippling through Bangladesh’s countryside.
Tiny backpacks to track small frogs
Tiny backpacks to track small frogs
In a bid to learn more about one of New Zealand's smallest frogs, researchers have come up with a novel way of tracking them.
Two seriously injured in Portobello Rd crash
Two seriously injured in Portobello Rd crash
Two people have been taken to hospital in a serious condition from a two-vehicle crash which blocked Portobello Road for a period this afternoon.
Govt urged to make food supply high priority amid any fuel plan
Govt urged to make food supply high priority amid any fuel plan
BusinessNZ has made its case to ministers as to why the food and grocery sector should be put in the highest priority level of any fuel rationing framework.
Road closed as police swarm area
Road closed as police swarm area
Armed police are guarding a scene in Lower Hutt and have shut off a section of Malone Road.
Varroa mite wiping out southern bee colonies
Varroa mite wiping out southern bee colonies
It's estimated that almost 13 percent of the country's bee colonies were lost last winter and losses attributed to varroa mite were especially high in the lower South Island.
North Island braces as cyclone bears down
North Island braces as cyclone bears down
Authorities across the North Island are preparing for a potentially life-threatening storm that could cause flooding, power cuts, slips and road closures.
More young Aussies like social media ban than oppose it
More young Aussies like social media ban than oppose it
More young Australians support the government's social media ban for under-16s than oppose it, a study has found.
Streetlights failure plunges parts of city into darkness
Streetlights failure plunges parts of city into darkness
Parts of Dunedin were plunged into darkness last night after an issue with the power network for the second time in weeks.
One seriously hurt in moped crash
One seriously hurt in Christchurch moped crash
A person was transported to hospital in serious condition after a crash involving a moped.
NZ's 'most unreliable' vehicles revealed
NZ's 'most unreliable' vehicles revealed
Ford has topped the list of Consumer NZ's least reliable cars in its latest survey.
'Silent involuntarily': Miffed Ong exits meeting after learning he can't speak
'Silent involuntarily': Miffed Ong exits meeting after learning he can't speak
Controversial Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong has walked out of the council chamber, complaining of censorship.
Efforts ongoing to pick path of cyclone
Efforts ongoing to pick path of cyclone
It's still likely Cyclone Vaianu will hit the country this weekend, meteorologists say, as they turns their eyes to modelling to predict the path of the storm.
Teen car thief doubles up to keep police busy
Teen car thief doubles up to keep police busy
Two stolen vehicles found by police being driven around Dunedin within 20 minutes of one another were allegedly nicked by the same teenager.
'Vaccine-fatigued' Aussies vulnerable to big flu season
'Vaccine-fatigued' Aussies vulnerable to big flu season
Slumping vaccination rates have left Australia unprepared for another significant flu season that's being worsened by a new fast-spreading strain.