'It can go wrong, it does go wrong': Cadogan offers water regulation advice
A former mayor-turned water specialist has offered some humorous advice on dealing with complaints - just ask people how much contamination they're comfortable with.
Concern for wellbeing of seafarers on anchored former Interislander ship
Concern for wellbeing of seafarers on anchored former Interislander ship
The Maritime Union of New Zealand is concerned about the wellbeing of seafarers on board the former Interislander ferry which is anchored in Tasman Bay waiting to sail to India.
Govt increases NZ space launch limit to 1000
Govt increases NZ space launch limit to 1000
A physics professor says he does not trust the New Zealand Space Agency to make good decisions about a likely host of new space launches.
NZ First to campaign for referendum on Māori seats
NZ First to campaign for referendum on Māori seats
New Zealand First will campaign on a referendum on the Māori seats this year, with the party saying the time had come for a decision on their future.
Customers upset as Air NZ strikes disrupt travel plans
Customers upset as Air NZ strikes disrupt travel plans
An Air New Zealand customer has been left upset after discovering at the last minute that a cabin crew strike had disrupted her travel plans.
'Minimum expectations' should apply to mosque shooter's prison conditions, lawyer argues
'Minimum expectations' should apply to mosque shooter's prison conditions, lawyer argues
"No one truly knows a nation until he's been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged on how it treats its highest citizens but how it treats its lowest ones," the Australian mosque terrorist's lawyer has claimed.
Victims speak of impact after slave master jailed for 16 years
Victims speak of impact after slave master jailed for 16 years
Two young people have told how they were held in slavery by an Auckland man for several years.
Scholarship planned to honour boy killed on Canterbury road
Scholarship planned to honour boy killed on Canterbury road
A fundraising page has been launched to create a scholarship in memory of a 10-year-old Canterbury boy who died after being hit by a car last week.
Global Insight: Govt urged to show leadership
Global Insight: Govt urged to show international leadership
Young people want New Zealand politicians to show leadership on the world stage, Prof Robert Patman says.
Sports gambling ads 'blur the line between entertainment and betting'
Sports gambling ads 'blur the line between entertainment and betting'
Online sports betting started out well for Jun Leong, a 19-year-old University of Auckland student studying accounting and finance.
People 'left shaken' after stolen vehicle rampage
People 'left shaken' after stolen vehicle rampage
Several people were left shaken after a Christchurch man crashed, stole a vehicle he hit, then attempted to take another three vehicles, police say.
Suppression continues for teen charged with murder of elderly woman
Suppression continues for teen charged with murder of elderly woman
A young man charged with murdering an elderly woman and attacking two family members at a rural Canterbury property is yet to enter a plea.
Govt launches inquiry into deadly Mount Maunganui landslide
Govt launches inquiry into deadly Mount Maunganui landslide
The government has confirmed it will launch an inquiry into last month's fatal landslide at Mount Maunganui.
School inquiry into knowledge of priest's sexual offending
School inquiry into knowledge of priest's sexual offending
A Christchurch college is carrying out an investigation following revelations it was told of allegations of sexual offending by a priest nearly 20 years before he was convicted of abuse at the school.
Feeling hounded: Barking dogs owner afraid to leave house
Feeling hounded: Barking dogs owner afraid to leave house
Hastings District Council has agreed to stop phoning a homeowner every time there is a complaint about her dogs barking.
Plea for safety rules on corded window blinds
Plea for safety rules on corded window blinds
The mother of a child who died after being caught in a window blind cord is asking how many children have to die before mandatory safety regulations are introduced.
Judge accused of disrupting NZ First event
Judge accused of disrupting NZ First event
A panel investigating the behaviour of a judge accused of disrupting an NZ First event has heard from its first witnesses today, members of the NZ First party.
Lotto 2559
Lotto 2559
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
Salvation Army calls on govt to increase food aid
Salvation Army calls on govt to increase food aid
The Salvation Army is warning that families are starving and it wants the government to urgently increase food aid.
Cooler temperatures, rain and wind forecast
Cooler temperatures, rain and wind forecast
The hot weather across much of the country is expected to cool off this weekend with the possibility of heavy rain and strong winds forecast for some