Stories by Ben Strang

Wellington could start an electric scooter trial by next month, but they would be restricted from use on the city's Golden Mile or Botanic Gardens.

Fifteen years after having mud thrown in his face at Waitangi, Don Brash is set to return to the marae on Tuesday.

The mother of a six-year-old girl ordered back to Australia under the Hague Convention is questioning why her daughter's views were disregarded by a judge.

Some police officers are not reporting when they have been injured by an offender while on the job.

New Zealand drivers are crashing at higher rates than drivers visiting this country, Ministry of Transport data shows.

Police decisions to pursue are complicated and made quickly under pressure, the Police Association president says, and an upcoming report is not likely to solve the problem.

A Palmerston North woman has lost confidence in her image after the employees of a hair salon called her a freak and ordered her to leave.

Engineers who have assessed the Reading Cinemas building in Wellington say it is the cinemas themselves that are a risk in the event of a major earthquake.

A scientific expedition to Antarctica is expected to explore new parts of the Ross Sea this month - but there are positives and negatives to the increased access.

A New Zealand aid worker helping tsunami victims in Indonesia says the coast is a scene of "extreme destruction".

For most people visiting New Zealand for the first time, it's by choice, but some Pacific Islanders are being forced here by the Australian Border Force.

Climate Change Minister James Shaw says momentum will start to build now that the Paris climate accord has been agreed.

A police officer was forced to resign when police declined his request for a desk job due to post-traumatic stress caused by the job.

The treatment of New Zealanders in Australia will be discussed when politicians from the two countries meet next year, the Minister of Justice says.

A New Zealand mother forced back to Australia under the Hague Convention is unable to return home while in a child custody battle - even though her former partner has done.

The Automobile Association says more than one of its sites is being investigated regarding its certification of newly-imported vehicles.

It took two years and more than $300,000 in legal fees for a Kiwi domestic violence survivor to win the right to keep her kids in New Zealand.

A heavily-pregnant woman whose child has been ordered back to Australia under a child abduction treaty believes her rights are being breached.

New Zealand Transport Agency is safety testing the Nissan Leaf this week amid concerns its electric braking system could be failing.

New Zealand women fleeing domestic violence in Australia are being forced back across the ditch under an international child abduction agreement.

Hawke's Bay and Gisborne residents are among the most likely to be killed by a gun in New Zealand.

The Regional Economic Development Minister is promising new economic opportunities for Manawatū-Whanganui and faster internet for the regions nationwide.

The trend of unboxing surprise presents is setting the tone for Christmas toys in 2018.

Bunnings Warehouse is suggesting community groups running charity sausage sizzles order their ingredients more safely.

Pilots want the laws around drone use beefed up by the government as they wait for new technology to make the aircrafts safer.