Victims advocates warn some women fearing for their safety this Christmas will not call the police, thinking they will be turned away.

The coalition government has quietly cancelled plans to improve recycling and roll out a kerbside food scraps composting scheme.

Two siblings beat each other up so badly in a fight over Lego that their parents were too scared to take them to hospital for treatment, fearing Oranga Tamariki would uplift them from their home.

The man found guilty of sexually abusing two teens is taking his case to the Court of Appeal next year.

Auckland's Laneway Festival has been forced to cancel entry to under-18s at its 2025 event, despite already selling tickets to people aged 16 and 17.