The Ministry of Health has apologised to the Associate Minister of Health for failing to inform her that one of its officials advising her on tobacco reform had a conflict of interest.
Tropical Storm Trami has killed at least 26 people and forced more than 150,000 to flee their homes in the Philippines, officials say, as it made landfall on the northeastern coast.
Officers did not follow aspects of their fleeing driver policy before a fatal crash in Canterbury, but their actions did not cause it, the IPCA has found.
An open home was held at the property at which the Crown alleges Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao was stabbed to death four days after she went missing, a High Court trial has heard.
A Christchurch-based truck driver on his way home after delivering goods thought he would have a few drinks before hitting the road. Seven beers later, he was seen drifting across the highway.
A man rescued after a quad bike rolled on top of him in a remote area of the Far North may have been trapped for more than 24 hours before the alarm was raised by a passing boatie.
With millions of US voters already heading to the polls, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will seek support from undecided voters at a televised town hall in battleground...
Local government is facing an existential threat from declining voter turnout and a reliable replacement must be found for postal voting, a new report says.
A Wellington high school is warning parents about a predator targeting teenagers online to manipulate them into sending explicit images and then blackmail them.
Government agencies and ministries have had to fork out at least $80 million in redundancy payments to public servants since the coalition took office.
Pupils from Dipton School wave encouragement to Anthony Holland, from Winton, as he charges down the Ōreti River in his unlimited class boat during the first day of the Golden Homes New Zealand Jet...