When the Aratere Interislander ferry ran aground in Picton Harbour earlier this year, it wasn't clear who was leading the emergency response, Marlborough's harbourmaster says.
A 39-year-old primary school teacher has been sentenced for having an inappropriate relationship over an estimated nine-month period with a pre-teen girl.
The shake-up of NZ's planning laws continues with a proposed second amendment to the RMA, focusing on infrastructure and energy, housing, farming and natural hazards.
The man charged with the murder of Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao has appeared in court for the first time since her remains were found last month.
Some principals fear new literacy and numeracy tests needed to pass NCEA will mean a backlog of students having to repeat years at school and some dropping out altogether.
The jury in the trial of a former political figure accused of sexually abusing two teenage boys in the 1990s has now heard the defendant's side of the story.
The health minister has sought advice to address the recreational use of nitrous oxide after it was reported vape shops were selling industrial-sized canisters of the drug.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government will remove well-being provisions from the Local Government Act - but mayors say well-being is important for their communities.