A forensic pathologist called by the defence in the murder trial of an Auckland eye surgeon, said he would have concluded Pauline Hanna's was a suicide if he was responsible for the case.
The transport system kills thousands of people prematurely each year, and the government's new transport plan will only make that worse, an Otago University academic says.
A coroner has highlighted the "far-reaching, longstanding and devastating" effects of negative online activity after a teen receiving abusive messages took his own life.
When Taonui Cooper noticed a woman trying unsuccessfully to pay for coffee at a gas station with a $100 note he decided to follow her home and take it.
A woman relentlessly demanding the return of her animals involved in an investigation has repeatedly failed in her appeals and has been told she is abusing the court system.
The NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi will start clearing the roof of the Rock Shelter on State Highway 73 between Arthur’s Pass Village and Otira next week.