External review finds firearms registry keeping NZers safe
The Firearms Safety Authority says an external review shows that its registry is keeping people safe, but the ACT Party still insists the review was not strong enough.
Police searching harbour for missing man
Police searching harbour for missing man
Updated 5.50 pm
Several Coastguard boats and Dunedin police officers are searching Otago Harbour and beaches in the Port Otago area for a missing man.
Chch teacher jailed for grooming, abusing student
Chch teacher jailed for grooming, abusing student
A woman was in tears today as she confronted the school teacher who groomed her when she was just 13 before going on to sexually abuse her.
Nature my sanctuary during treatment: Princess
Nature my sanctuary during treatment: Princess
The Princess of Wales says nature has been her sanctuary over the last year in which she underwent preventative chemotherapy for cancer.
Stars out to dispel tariff gloom at Cannes
Stars out to dispel tariff gloom at Cannes
Movie legends from Tom Cruise to Denzel Washington are in Cannes this week for the 78th incarnation of its film festival, as the industry tries to shake off worries over dwindling audiences and threatened tariffs.
Former NZ Idol judge caught drink driving again
Former NZ Idol judge caught drink driving again
Paul Ellis, a former prominent figure in the Kiwi music industry, is back in court on more driving charges - this time after being caught nearly seven times the legal alcohol limit.
Luxon, Hipkins clash over pay equity feud
Luxon, Hipkins clash over pay equity feud
The Prime Minister and Opposition leader are in a political feud over who is lying about the overhaul of the pay equity regime.
Australia's Liberals name first female leader
Australia's Liberals name first female leader
Sussan Ley's elevation as the first female leader of the federal Liberal Party has been hailed as a new beginning for an opposition facing years in the wilderness.
Boy sentenced for starting fire that killed woman
Boy sentenced for starting fire that killed woman
A shopping list in his mother's handwriting is all a grieving son could salvage from the remains of her burnt-down house - a crime committed by a 12-year-old boy.
Family grieving after teen's 'disorder' death
Family grieving after teen's 'disorder' death
Police today remain at the scene where a teenage boy died after a "violent disorder" incident in Napier at the weekend.
$100m boost to govt venture capital fund
$100m boost to govt venture capital fund
The state backed Elevate venture capital fund is to get a $100 million injection in next week's Budget.
Car rolls near Oval
Car rolls near Oval
One person has minor injuries after a car rolled near the Oval in Dunedin.
Russia downed Malaysian plane: UN council rules
Russia downed Malaysian plane: UN council rules
Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, killed all 298 passengers and crew in 2014, the UN's aviation council has ruled.
Driver shoved woman, punched her husband in head
Driver shoved woman, punched her husband in the head: police
A man who was asked to move his car from blocking the road by an older couple responded by pushing the woman and assaulting her husband, police say.
Freed Israeli-American hostage leaves Gaza
Freed Israeli-American hostage leaves Gaza
An Israeli-American hostage has been released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza during a brief pause in fighting and reunited with his family, but Israeli strikes soon resumed.
Chickens all over road after truck rolls in Canterbury
Chickens all over road after truck rolls in Canterbury
Multiple chickens have reportedly been killed after a truck and trailer unit crashed near Christchurch this morning.
Combs' girlfriend abused and terrified: witnesses
Combs' girlfriend abused and terrified: witnesses
Warning: sexual content. A male stripper has testified at Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial he had sex with the hip-hop mogul's then-girlfriend for money multiple times while Combs watched.
Child ends up in hospital after Kāinga Ora home deemed unfit
Child ends up in hospital after Kāinga Ora home deemed unfit
A young child living in a damp Kāinga Ora property was admitted to Starship Hospital after a two-year ordeal in which the rental property was eventually deemed unfit for tenancy.
Vaping linked to serious lung disease
Vaping linked to serious lung disease
A new study has found vaping more than doubles the risk of serious lung disease.
Pope tells media to shun divisions
Pope tells media to shun divisions
Pope Leo XIV has urged journalists to focus on reporting the truth instead of engaging in partisan debates and called for the release of reporters jailed for doing their jobs.