Stories by Charlotte Cook

The small Taranaki town of Hāwera was left reeling yesterday after it became the scene of a double homicide investigation.

New documents reveal the Department of Corrections consulted international experts before the mosque gunman's sentencing to prepare for his incarceration.

More parents and teachers have come forward about their experiences at a Feilding child care centre, which is under investigation.

Parents and former teachers claim the owner and manager of a childcare centre in Feilding locked toddlers in rooms, fed children mouldy food and smacked them.

At 2.11pm, it will be exactly one year since Whakaari erupted, coughing up acidic sludge, ash and noxious gasses.

The man in charge of sending Defence Force officers onto Whakaari / White Island after the eruption has spoken of the stress and the sleepless night before the high-risk mission.

Veteran pilot John Funnell wants to raise tens of thousands of dollars to fund the legal battle for a fellow pilot who was one of the first on the scene after the Whakaari eruption.

An influx of seasonal workers is a relief for the horticulture and wine industries with the government giving a border exemption to 2000 seasonal workers.

Gassing prison cells is being defended as the least barbaric way to get unruly inmates out of their cell.

Wellington bus users with an iPhone can today rejoice in convenience, as they can finally top-up their Snapper cards without having to hunt down a dairy or supermarket.

Iwi members and a protest group have spent their first night occupying land at Wellington's contentious seaside development Shelly Bay.

Prisoner rights advocates are worried inmates at Wiri in South Auckland haven't been getting emails from friends and whānau because of an "arbitrary" rule.

Wellington City councillors voted to sell and lease land for a controversial seaside housing development.

Inmates from New Zealand's biggest women's jail say they spent a week handwashing their clothes, but the prison says the claims are not correct.

Three teenage girls are lucky to be alive after being caught in a rip at a Wellington beach and they have an off-duty junior lifeguard to thank.

The Electoral Commission has come under fire after a string of mistakes in the first week of advance voting.

Thousands of DHB office workers expecting a pay equity settlement are upset they're made to wait until after the election, their union says.

Staff at Wellington Hospital's mental health ward say the unit is at crisis point and they are scared, distressed and feel unsafe at work.

A man who tested positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after leaving managed isolation may have had an unusually long incubation of the virus. Audio

Two former Dilworth students have spoken out about their grief and anger over sexual abuse at the school and say the police investigation has come too late.

A former student from Dilworth School claims abuse was rife and the school turned a blind eye.

The Corrections Association says the police have been investigating possible corruption at Rimutaka Prison for the past eight weeks.

In the last fortnight, 26 people have tested positive after returning from India, largely off just two flights.

A union is taking legal action against a community health company saying it has failed to give staff their entitled breaks and correct pay for more than a year.

Violence against prison guards appears to be getting worse with 355 reported assaults resulting in injury in the last 12 months to May.