Planned testing of tsunami sirens along Christchurch's coast did not happen because the Auckland-based person responsible was dealing with a car crash outside their property at the time.
The latest update on NZ's environment shows people can breathe a little easier, but a substantial proportion of groundwater is failing drinking standards.
A skateboard-wielding man suspected of family harm and aggravated robbery used his board to smash the windscreen of a police patrol car when officers arrived at an apartment to arrest him.
Digital tools will play a greater role in the rollout of mental health services for hundreds of thousands of consumers, the mental health minister says.
Researchers are working to find out the long-term health effects of vaping on NZ's young people, who are nearly three times more likely to vape than teenagers in Canada, the US and Australia.
A Samoan national has been sentenced to four years imprisonment after pleading guilty to 12 representative charges relating to a migrant exploitation scheme.
A woman who lost her partner at the hands of a drunk driver put her four-year-old nephew’s life at risk when she drove drunk and he fell out of the car after opening the door while unrestrained.
Chris Luxon's right-wing New Zealand coalition would earn another term, according to the latest TVNZ poll, its strongest result since taking office in 2023.
A woman who was told she had a "gummy smile" and that lip filler would improve its appearance ended up being treated in hospital for damage caused by a blocked blood vessel.
The government claims to be on track for net zero emissions by 2050 but official figures show 280,000ha of public land would need to planted with pines to do it.
A tradesman disciplined after he was burned in a fire while altering a gas pipe has fallen foul of regulations again, this time for installing a gas cooker in a bedroom that could have poisoned the...