There is a democratic deficit in the 2013 Constitution, the Supreme Court has delivered an opinion, noting that its amendment provisions make meaningful change virtually impossible....
A firefighter has been injured after being hit by a vehicle while attending a callout near the Otago town of Lawrence. They were hit by the...
A woman charged after a newborn baby was found dead in Auckland’s Albert Park over the weekend has appeared in court. The 37-year-old, who has been granted...
Health Minister Simeon Brown has criticised the nurses’ union on Thursday afternoon, saying health workers are playing politics with patients’ lives. The NZNO union cancelled a...
The body of a Northland kayaker missing since yesterday has been found. The man had failed to return home after going paddling on the Ruakākā River,...
A New Zealand woman and her six-year-old son who live in Washington state have been detained by US immigration. Newsweek has reported Sarah Shaw and her son,...
Police are searching for the offenders who allegedly assaulted a person in Christchurch. Emergency services were called to the assault on Joy Street in the suburb...
A contender for Auckland’s mayoralty is promising to release a key policy this week after an embarrassing campaign blunder over the weekend. On Friday, a press...
Retail grocery store owners in Auckland are feeling the squeeze after stiff competition has tightened margins following the arrival of several large Asian supermarkets over the...
One person has been hospitalised after being seriously injured when a train and car collided in Tokoroa. Emergency services were called to Bridge St in Tokoroa...