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An oil painting of a Māori elder by Charles Frederick Goldie became the most valuable Māori portrait in New Zealand art history after an auction sale on Tuesday night.

A health practitioner treating Olivia Podmore has forcefully denied claims he shared confidential medical information within an "old boys" network of Cycling NZ coaches and support staff at an inquest into the death of the elite cyclist.

There were tears and anger when Hutt Valley residents found out a terrible smell from a wastewater treatment plant won't be fixed for another four years.

The lower North and South Islands are the biggest hotspots for whooping cough as an epidemic sweeps NZ, official data shows.

Christchurch residents are being warned to watch out for scammers pretending to be 'emergency locksmiths' who target people locked out of their homes.

GPs say patients who desperately need hospital treatment are increasingly not even making it onto waiting lists.