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Auckland councillors have voted to stick with protecting much of the city's areas of historic housing, while rezoning other areas for intensification.After a marathon 11-hour meeting today, councillors voted for a middle ground... […]

Parents may have to come up with creative ways to keep kids entertained during these school holidays as floods are forecasted for the first week. NIWA has forecasted possible floods for the second week of July in their seasonal... […]

ANALYSISOpposition leader Christopher Luxon's response to this week's controversy on abortion proves he is willing to set aside his personal values for what is politically expedient, writes Suze Wilson for The Conversation . The... […]

WARNING: This story contains descriptions of child abuse and may be distressing to some readers. A judge has urged people who work with children to speak up if they suspect abuse is happening, after 5-year-old Malachi Subecz was... […]

A man described to be "effectively like a child in an adult's body" will re-enter the community with a strict management plan after doling out multiple wedgies to young boys.The 29-year-old Porirua man, who has name suppression,... […]

The Dunedin City Council has confirmed a rates increase of 6.5 per cent.Several councillors at today's meeting argued the rise, together with a substantial capital programme, allowed necessary and important work to get done.Deputy... […]

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spoken on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ardern is in Brussels.It is their first conversation since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February. Notes of the call released... […]

Wellington mayoral candidate Tory Whanau says women are feeling at a loss with the overturning of Roe v Wade and it's more important than ever for them to lead. Roe v Wade created a constitutional right to abortion in the United... […]

Four of 15 people wanted in relation to the Parliament occupation have now been identified. The 15 people are wanted in relation to various criminal activities on the final day of the occupation of Parliament grounds this year.... […]

The days of alcohol-sponsored sports events could be numbered after Green MP Chloe Swarbrick's private member's bill was drawn from the ballot today. The bill aims to abolish appeals on local alcohol policies, returning power to... […]

A car has gone into the Manukau Harbour in the Auckland suburb of Māngere Bridge, with emergency services searching for the occupant of the vehicle.Police said they are attending the incident on Coronation Rd."A vehicle has... […]

A TikTok account showing people stealing cars and driving recklessly in Whangarei has surfaced. The social media account, with the username edubs.stole.my.car, posts videos showing cars with smashed windows and broken ignitions.... […]

Last Saturday Kiwis awoke to the shocking news that Roe v Wade had been overturned by the US supreme court.While many Kiwis expressed grief, sadness and concern for those whose health and lives may be put at risk by the ruling,... […]

Photojournalist Rob Tucker once had a cleaner that asked to see some of his photos."On the top was this picture of this Māori gentleman. "Diane started wailing, crying and touching the photo, and I thought, 'Oh, what have... […]

The capital city of New Zealand finally has a public transport connection to the airport again. Wellington's new fully electric airport bus service will launch tomorrow after NZ Bus pulled the pin on the Airport Flyer in late 2020.... […]

Police Minister Chris Hipkins says "the desire for made-for-TikTok videos" and the quest for notoriety in the media was playing a major part in the rash of ram raids by young people. Hipkins made the comment at a select committee... […]

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Auckland mayoral candidate Leo Molloy says he and his team have received death threats following a road-rage incident involving the family of fellow candidate Fa'anana Efeso Collins. Molloy also said he believed that Collins needed... […]

Data shows the rate of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among New Zealand Police is sky-high, with a survey showing almost half of respondents had signs of the disorder.A study by Arizona State University focused on more than... […]

OPINION: Let me start with a disclaimer of sorts. I have never been through what six Timaru families have been through since August 6 last year.In five of those families, each parent lost a son and siblings lost brothers when... […]