The Regulatory Standards Bill has passed its second reading, following a heated debate in Parliament. The bill, introduced by ...

New Zealand First has introduced a member's bill to ban the public sale and use of fireworks. "Enough is enough," party ...

A teenage girl whose teacher messaged her late into the night said she felt "creeped out and disgusted" by his advances.

Police are not ruling out criminal investigations in relation to more than 100 staff who were involved in falsifying alcohol ...

The minister had been moving to change the requirement in the Education Act, but has announced it will remove it altogether.

New Wellington Mayor Andrew Little posted a video on social media announcing the removal of safety fences, standing on the ...

The fast food giant's bid to build a restaurant at Mt Iron was declined, so it has now applied to build a 450-square-metre ...

A person has been seriously injured as police swarm the Auckland suburb of Avondale this afternoon. Social media users have ...

Olivia En contracted measles as a baby living as a refugee in Vietnam, where vaccines were not an option for her family.

Australian horse Half Yours has won the 165th running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse. In an historic win, ...

Trump's directive to the Pentagon to "prepare for possible action" in Nigeria caught many by surprise, including in the ...

A process is in play for whether Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris are expelled from the party, Rawiri Waititi says.