Payout for uninsured red zoners
Uninsured Christchurch red zoners will get the money they're owed seven years after an unlawful buyout offer.
Tornado destroys new house
The sky went black, then the dining room roof was ripped off as they ate dinner.
Tomo church 'desecrated'
A tomo once used as a church and cookhouse by early Dalmation settlers has been illegally used as a dumping ground for rubbish.
Teacher speaks out after film ordeal
Hester Tingey fell victim to a plan by students to put sexually explicit images on Instagram.
Dead soldiers returned home
1 min ago The remains of New Zealand Defence Force personnel repatriated from Malaysia and Singapore are being returned to their families.
Motorway reopens after crash
A serious crash continues to cause traffic disruptions north of Onewa Rd on Auckland's northern motorway.
Council seeks $20m in unpaid rates
A lot of Maori freehold land is landlocked and uneconomic. Yet Far North District Council is seeking to recoup more than $20 million unpaid rates.
Optional cross country
School cross-country has always been loved and loathed in equal measure so is making it optional a cop-out for our kids?
Well-planned vineyard heist
He said a mate short on money asked for help, but wouldn't give up his name.
Extra wheel bearing trick
Truck stop worker thought no-one would notice his "small charges" onto client invoices.
Gunman on the run in Whanganui
Woman says daughter's partner died protecting children in gang shooting.
Fake invoice, real money
Hacker posed as a contractor to scam New Plymouth woman out of $53,000 earmarked for new child care centre
Three injured in Timaru crash
Three taken to hospital as vehicle ends up on roof in two-car crash in Timaru.
Tamihere perjurer appeals jail time
Roberto Conchie Harris says eight years and seven months' jail is too long.
Payroll manager gives herself pay rise
She knew the company was struggling, but that didn't stop her bumping her pay packet by $2.50 an hour.
Work starts on quake-prone library
Earthquake strengthening work on Upper Hutt's Central Library has started six months after shutting its doors.
Days Bay Wharf to be cantilevered
Hutt City ratepayers face an ever-growing bill to maintain its popular wharves.
Capital's slopes put to the test
Scientists are drilling across Wellington in the hope of learning more about the city's stability.
14 buildings still a quake risk
Time is running out for Wellington's quake-risk buildings with just three months left to secure dangerous masonry
CEO bonuses will be next
The Government's on a mission to cut massive salary increases across the public sector.
Water, on rugby terms
NZ needs to up its water game, but what are the options? Think provincial, Super Rugby, All Blacks.
Rachel Smalley joins KiwiBuild
The former television and radio personality is now boss of stakeholder engagement and communications.
Teachers have lost, even if they win
OPINION: They've maligned the best job in the world with all their whingeing.
Another strike in education
Educational psychologists, therapists and other specialists will strike on Tuesday, following in primary teachers' footsteps.
Students angry at online testing
Students revising for a handwritten test were blindsided when they were told they'd have to take it online.
Water, on rugby terms
NZ needs to up its water game, but what are the options? Think provincial, Super Rugby, All Blacks.
Funded in Aus, not in NZ
In Australia his brothers get state-funded treatment for a rare disease. In New Zealand, James McGoram gets nothing.
The agony of osteoarthritis
This painful joint disease will affect half of us during our lives and there is no magic cure.
Finalists announced
A gold medal-winning athlete, an A-list acting coach and campaigner for surgical mesh patients are among the finalists for this year's Women of Influence awards.
'Having it all' still a struggle
"This is what happens, everybody knows it." Mums say working environments still hold them back.
Quiet women need to be heard
OPINION: Have you heard the one about the columnist afraid of her own opinion?
New app for Kiwi farmers
The app is expected to be ready by next year, and is being developed with industry reps.
NZ cereal 'safe' from glyphosate
Sanitarium and Hubbards test for traces of Roundup ingredient, which was found in US food.
Glass milk bottles are back
"It tastes a heck of a lot better in glass," producers say, but it doesn't come cheap.
Motorway reopens after crash
A serious crash continues to cause traffic disruptions north of Onewa Rd on Auckland's northern motorway.
Council seeks $20m in unpaid rates
A lot of Maori freehold land is landlocked and uneconomic. Yet Far North District Council is seeking to recoup more than $20 million unpaid rates.
Teen robbed at knifepoint
Teen robbed on train was told: "Give me everything you have or I'm going to stab you."
'Invisible' teachers on strike
A second school strike is on today - but this time it's the "invisible" teachers, the specialists who work with kids needing extra help. And they're fired up.
Memorial statue for feathered lovers
Taihape has the gumboot, Gore the trout - could Kāpiti have the gay goose?
Ex-wife paid $20,000 a month
To-and-fro battle over maintenance payments ends in defeat for husband.
Teen denies murdering man
A 14-year-old boy has pleaded not guilty to murdering Hawke's Bay man Kelly Donner.
Slips and floods in Wellington
Wellington has suffered a wild and stormy Monday night causing many slips.
Optional cross country
School cross-country has always been loved and loathed in equal measure so is making it optional a cop-out for our kids?
Fatal flip kills paraglider
Ben Letham was highly skilled, but a canopy tangle while completing multiple loops cost him his life.
Two injured in Chch fires
Two injured as fire crews tackle two fires in suburban Christchurch overnight.
Payout for uninsured red zoners
Uninsured Christchurch red zoners will get the money they're owed seven years after an unlawful buyout offer.
Mega gambling venue under spotlight
The South Waikato District Council's handling of Tokoroa's new mega gambling venue could be investigated.
Risk of thunder, hail, tornadoes
Waikato set to get a lashing as unsettled weather gears up for next round.
Dangerous Urupā access to end
Taupiri Maunga visitors won't have to cross State Highway 1 or trespass on a rail bridge.
Tornado destroys new house
The sky went black, then the dining room roof was ripped off as they ate dinner.
Council seeks $20m in unpaid rates
A lot of Maori freehold land is landlocked and uneconomic. Yet Far North District Council is seeking to recoup more than $20 million unpaid rates.
Tomo church 'desecrated'
A tomo once used as a church and cookhouse by early Dalmation settlers has been illegally used as a dumping ground for rubbish.
Northpower's $194m network upgrade
Almost $200 million to be spent on upgrading Northland's electricity lines network over the next decade.
Teen pulled into ute
A 17-year-old managed to escape from the moving car after she was pulled inside in Northland.
Tornado destroys new house
The sky went black, then the dining room roof was ripped off as they ate dinner.
In the path of the tornado
Andrea Inman hit the floor when the tornado she was videoing turned straight for her, spitting debris into the air.
Bella Vista owner does deal
One owner of the 21 affected homes in the failed Bella Vista subdivision in Tauranga has made a confidential settlement with the city council.
Call to arms for fans
With their stadium running at half-throttle, the financial future of the Taranaki Rugby Union is on shaky ground.
The butcher on the ice ledge
Grant Upson may have been stuck high up Mt Taranaki, but he had to get his meat orders in.
Out of a coma with a 'Māori wave'
All Black Scott Barrett's favourite teacher crashed into a tree and lost all memory of him.
Roberts off to Australia
Jacahn Roberts is the first Manawatū-based New Zealand player in a long time.
Regions on the chopping block
A Hockey New Zealand proposal could cut Central and Northland from regional tournaments.
Burlesque or bust for city dancer
Burlesque dancer Costa DeMillion came home from the Grand Tease Grand Final with awards.
Darling shoots for Croatia
One of NZ's brightest basketball talents bypasses US college system to sign professional contract in Europe.
Slips overnight in Nelson
Slips triggered by steady rain blocked some roads and the wet weather also felled a large pine.
Well-planned vineyard heist
He said a mate short on money asked for help, but wouldn't give up his name.
Extra wheel bearing trick
Truck stop worker thought no-one would notice his "small charges" onto client invoices.
Water, on rugby terms
NZ needs to up its water game, but what are the options? Think provincial, Super Rugby, All Blacks.
'Big boys' toy' in for a crank up
An engine weighing 14 tonnes is in for a crank up as three old grease monkeys get to work.
Rooney cheered for scheme support
Gary Rooney praised for an $18.5m underwriting of Hunter Downs water scheme.
Optional cross country
School cross-country has always been loved and loathed in equal measure so is making it optional a cop-out for our kids?
Fatal flip kills paraglider
Ben Letham was highly skilled, but a canopy tangle while completing multiple loops cost him his life.
5000 home tests packs sent out
The National Bowel Screening Programme has caught one cancer case and pre-cancerous stages in others in the south.
The bleeding nose test
Deer velvet director used himself as a "guinea pig", altering product if he got a nose bleed.
Death 'may have been avoidable'
A husband watched his wife fall to her death after the pair missed the safe crossing point of a Fiordland river.
Following Burt
Motorcycle racer Lee Munro's bike was put out-of-action and his leg burnt, but his great uncle, would be proud.
5000 home tests packs sent out
The National Bowel Screening Programme has caught one cancer case and pre-cancerous stages in others in the south.
Severed armpit artery
Invercargill murder victim was stabbed 14 times around parts of his body. The stab to his shoulder was the worst.