Charlotte Cook

New breathalyser technology could streamline testing for bowel cancer, enabling biomarkers to identify it earlier.

Nobody knows Thomas the tabby cat's tale, but after six years on the run, he has been reunited with his family.

An inventor says a homegrown 3D printer for tiny sensors that uses fewer resources could shake up international markets.

A Wellington mural artist is outraged photos of her work have appeared in a calendar without permission and tired of others appropriating art without crediting it.

A soldier has been arrested at Linton Military camp, amid suspicion they are part of a far-right extremist group.

More than 300 of Uber's Jump scooters have been pulled off Wellington streets and piled up ready to be scrapped.

Nurses have come forward backing up complaints of bullying within neonatal wards at Counties Manakau District Health Board.

The number of staff bullying complaints at Auckland District Health Board has nearly tripled in the last year.

A penguin playboy has been ruffling some feathers during a strong breeding season for Wellington's Little Blue Penguins. Video

Seventy-five years after hundreds of Polish children arrived in Pahiatua as refugees, Stan and Zofia Januszkiewicz say the people of New Zealand "really took us into their hearts".

Wellington's new mayor is confident he will hold the reins for three years - even though there is a recount on the cards.

Poor facilities and under-resourcing at Palmerston North Hospital left a nurse in tears daily, ultimately leading her to resign.

The government's given the go-ahead for a new highway to replace the Manawatū Gorge road, much to the relief of residents of Ashhurst.

Those who work with bereaved parents say more needs to be done to help them and are calling for a national bereavement strategy.

Councillor Steve Bielski is not backing down from his anti-Muslim outburst at a recent council meeting.

A Christchurch mayoral candidate is campaigning on environmental sustainability, but some of his hospitality businesses don't recycle.

Horowhenua locals are still in limbo nearly a decade on from promises of an expressway to replace a dangerous stretch of State Highway 1 north of Wellington.

Poor ticket sales may have played a part in the postponement of this year's military tattoo, despite Palmerston North City Council saying it was delayed due to the mosque attacks.

The Chief Ombudsman has found that an Auckland school has woefully mishandled three serious bullying complaints.

A marketing professor says New Zealand vape users shouldn't panic following the first e-cigarette death in the United States.

Victims' advocates are calling for sexual violence courts to be funded nation-wide after a two-year trial found they cut wait times and were less traumatic for complainants.

A chronic bus driver shortage continues to plague the Capital's peak hours services.

Just "one or two bad apples" in the boy racer community ruin the perception of everyone, police say. Video

Residents of Foxton Beach are concerned that rising water and further erosion of the estuary could expose the old rubbish dump.

A 91-year-old man who has depended - in life and love - on the Manawatū Gorge road for 70 years has today delivered to Parliament his hand-collected petition to save it.