Six people have been arrested after a street racing meet in Wairarapa turned violent overnight with a group hurling bottles, rocks and fireworks at police officers.
A former senior police officer did not observe the firearms community's apparent concern over the loophole which ultimately allowed Brenton Tarrant access to military-style semi-automatic guns.
A "promising rugby player" was convicted for making and sharing a video covertly taken of a threesome he and his rugby mate had with a woman in a shower.
A social worker assigned to three young children went on to father a child with their mother and lied to Oranga Tamariki about the extent of their relationship.
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 passenger on an Auckland bus where a woman was stabbed wants the family of the victim to know she did not die alone. A man has been charged with murder.