Olivia Podmore's experiences as a whistleblower was the "dominant feature" in her deteriorating mental state in the lead-up to her death, a forensic psychiatrist has told an inquest.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon had a private audience with King Charles III and will meet UK counterpart Sir Keir Starmer.

Children adopted overseas have been raped, beaten and held captive in NZ in cases where their adoptive parents have criminal histories, according to court docs and child welfare agencies.

After a teenager reported she had been repeatedly sexually assaulted by a group of men, one of them urged her to tell police that they were all innocent.

From great-great to brand new - the Calender-Kennedy-Caldwell family gathering in Christchurch had five times the charm.