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'My people are struggling': Māori leaders on mental health and Covid-19

One said the mental health crisis was a 'second pandemic'.

Security guards 'did nothing' as teens tried to set girl's hair on fire

Council chairman says guards' response was "totally unacceptable".

Victims 'angry' as jailed child sex offender to be released early

Victim says it is 'cruel' offender will be moved to home in proximity to victims.

Woman pleads guilty to murder of 5-year-old Malachi Subecz

Youngster died in Starship Hospital after injuries suffered in Te Puna.

Youth as young as 12 behind spike in car thefts, ram-raids

Police fear for the safety of the young offenders behind the wheel.

Local Focus: The brighter side of life can be messy

Ancient Indian festival celebrates its sixth year in Tauranga.

Is this the right time to buy? Shift to buyer market, prices drop 5 per cent

Agents say the property market has "dramatically" shifted in the buyers' favour.

Tenby Powell: Anzac memories and the question over Russia's wider strategy

OPINION: By the time the campaign ended, more than 130,000 men had died.

Tenants booted from beachfront home after one ran brothel, other spat on landlord

One of the tenants worked as a prostitute at the property, with men arriving at all hours

In the slow lane: Driver licence test waits cause concern

Advocates concerned about impact of long licence test wait times on young drivers.

Ex-drug kingpin on gun seizures: 'The worst guns' are still with 'the worst people'

Gun Safe was introduced in March 2019 to record police encounters with firearms.

Simon Bridges' advice for successor, and why he wouldn't change a thing

The National MP hopes his replacement will 'keep it real'.

'It saves lives': Kristie Purton could still be alive if Trikafta was available

The second 'Cystic Sister' died in 2019 from cystic fibrosis.

'I'm trapped': Mum and kids live in camp unit for two years as rents rise

Campgrounds, backpackers, RV businesses inundated with desperate home-seekers.

Group behind white supremacist flyers claims it is 'deeply embedded' in NZ

But an expert says he does not believe the claim.

Death threats from schoolboys: Bus drivers may boycott notorious stop

Racial abuse from schoolchildren has left some drivers in tears.