A 13-year-old girl was brought to New Zealand and enslaved, with a paediatrician saying the teenager would most likely have died if she had not been rescued when she was.
The government has been considering axing a $118-million-a-year education scheme involving nearly 2000 schools, in next month's Budget, a leaked document shows.
Niwa researchers have suggested New Zealand regional councils, including the Otago Regional Council, should make better use of natural processes that can limit flooding and devastation caused by...
When Anthony Harrison tried to explain how linseed oil caused a fire that destroyed his work shed, a judge said his story was unworthy of belief and found him guilty of arson.
Drivers will not need to take a second practical test to get their licence, with the government proposing the first major changes to NZ's driver licence system in 14 years.
An online safety advocate is calling for legislation to protect children and young people, as referrals to police about children being groomed on Snapchat have increased five-fold since 2021.
A man who took his fight against an $80 speeding ticket all the way to the Supreme Court, and lost at nearly every turn, racked up $34K in legal fees and was declared bankrupt when he couldn’t pay them.
Those who followed the Polkinghorne murder trial will know two voices were absent from the witness stand: Dr Philip Polkinghorne, charged with murdering his wife Pauline Hanna, and his former mistress Madison Ashton, an Australian sex worker.
Motorists in Canterbury will be about to push the pedal a little harder from today, with a higher speed limit beginning on Christchurch's Southern Motorway.
Doctors are "very worried" about a measles outbreak as cases rise rapidly overseas, and they're urging people heading overseas in the upcoming school holidays to make sure they're vaccinated.