Police are speaking to the owner of a car found crashed down a bank on Paekakariki Hill Rd north of…

ACC has begun contacting clients who may benefit from a Court of Appeal decision that clarified whether interest should…

1. Review quashes ACC decision to decline claim

The best books for children and young adults have been judged by librarians from around New Zealand. More than 130 books…

The latest pay round for school staff saw more than 350 people affected by payroll errors - fewer than the Novopay performance…

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A pharmacist who was selling unapproved prescription medicines for male erectile dysfunction has been…

The courts will continue to operate with the current legal aid system for the timebeing despite the Court of Appeal ruling…

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The Newmarket Viaduct is now completely open after a truck and trailer rolled on State Highway One this afternoon, but traffic…

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Supreme Court judge Robert Chambers, who died on Tuesday, was to have been knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours, the…

New Zealand's new High Commissioner in London has been put up in high-end accommodation in Kensington costing $7500 a week…

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A sinister attack on a teenage girl in her Northland home has police warning the public to be cautious…

An elderly man had to drag his sick adult son down a flight of stairs and into the car after ambulance staff left them to…

New Mana candidate for Ikaroa-Rawhiti, Te Hamua Nikora, says he is a different breed of politician who can engage young…

Winter looks set to arrive on schedule as weather experts predict a southerly polar blast to ice the country early next…

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Stories making headlines today include hospital staff targeted by vandals and an outbreak of food poisoning in Whangarei…

1. NZ at Noon: Orca rescue and feral goldfish

Two men charged with murdering a Christchurch man who died in hospital from serious burn injuries have…

New Zealand sheep and beef meat is still held up at the Chinese border and officials say the documentation required to get…

1. video PM: Chinese meat blockade a 'technical issue' (2:22)

No one was inside a car found down a bank off Paekakariki Hill Rd in Wellington this morning.

A woman accused of murdering her husband has been committed to stand trial in the High Court.

Politicians are set to fast track a legal high Bill following increased public concern about synthetic cannabis. Yesterday…

Post-earthquake demand for free legal service at Community Law Canterbury has skyrocketed, making the…

1. Key visits Christchurch construction sites

Former prison inmates were among staff at an intellectual disability care provider where patients allegedly endured assaults…

The mother of slain teenager Christie Marceau has appealed to Justice Minister Judith Collins expressing disgust over the…

A man has been taken to hospital after a collision between a ferry and a water taxi near Princes Wharf at Auckland's waterfront…

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New Zealanders are forecast to spend more on Lotto, casinos, racing and sports betting in the next three years.

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An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation has become the oldest…

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The quake occurred at 5.19am local time (4.19am NZT), 287km southwest of Nuku'alofa, at a depth of 171km.

Weather analyst Philip Duncan lets us know what to expect in terms of weather this weekend which is shaping up to be a wet…

The Teachers Council wants a major review to clarify name suppression for teachers who are hauled before its disciplinary…

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The director of an online car dealing company which placed thousands of bids on its own auctions didn't know the behaviour…

Applicants for residence under Immigration New Zealand's family parent category are being told they…

1. Migration gain as fewer head for Oz

China's recent 'Green Fence' policy has the recycling industry very worried. Sam Judd takes a look at what this could mean…

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Prime Minister John Key visited three major construction…

Levels of the climate warming greenhouse gas carbon dioxide have reached 400 parts per million in the…

1. Lid lowered on global warming rate

The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for years in a Cleveland house will get…

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Hundreds of trades scholarships offered last year to help in the Christchurch rebuild are starting to…

1. Pacific people were worst hit in NZ recession

New Zealand adults are on average the second heaviest among 50 countries, a health list reveals - prompting…

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Women's body shapes have long been scrutinised and categorised - the apple, the bell, the cello - and now men can enjoy…

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Residents of the eastern Bay of Plenty say there is still an "inner bitterness" towards police after the way they were treated…

1. Editorial: Raids report offers lessons for the future (53 comments)