The Ministry of Health has not prosecuted anyone in the last year for breaching tobacco packaging rules - despite RNZ learning a suburban dairy is selling blackmarket cigarettes.

Ethnic Communities Minister Mark Mitchell has labelled Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki's latest comments to "purge" Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims from NZ the "actions of a scared bully".

A former hospitality worker turned car dealer sent to prison on drugs and weapons charges was caught after using his own name to sell stolen items on social media.

The family of an 11-year-old autistic girl who was mistaken for an adult, restrained and injected with drugs at a Waikato Hospital says it's had a "lasting and traumatic impact".

Transport Minister Chris Bishop - who previously cast doubt on fuel taxes rising next year - says after the Iran peace deal they are still possible.

The parts of New Zealand where conservation land will become easier to sell off are revealed in new maps produced by a lobby group.

A South Island poet died by suicide after his mental healthcare ‘‘fell below appropriate standards in ways that contributed to his death’’, a coroner has found.

South Island centenarian Rona Williamson marked her 100th birthday with about 100 people and a bag of her favourite treats - Mackintosh’s Toffee.