Stories by Felix Walton

From near and far, some teams have set their sights on a gold medal - and some just want to have a good time.

Underpaid, understaffed and underappreciated - that's how paramedics describe New Zealand's "dysfunctional" ambulance service. Audio

TVNZ has confirmed Shortland Street will air just three episodes a week in 2025, a compromise to keep the long-running drama alive.

The sculpture, Waimahara, was first unveiled in an incomplete state in December as part of an $11 million facelift for the troubled Myers Park.

A breakthrough AI tool that can make fake videos has experts worried about a new generation of misinformation.

The promise of 'soon' is "not good enough for people who are dying", a patient says.

Residents are leaving the inner city for fringes, according to the latest census data.

Criminals are harassing staff, stealing and intimidating customers, city centre business owners say.

The flights are bridging the gap left by Air Vanuatu.

New aviation levies proposed by Fire and Emergency are unfair, a group representing the industry says.

It will bring domestic and international transfers, check-ins and bag drops under one roof.

The woman's elderly terrier was fatally attacked in a park by dogs from a walking pack - she now wants tougher rules put in place.

"When you're confronted with your house of, say, 30 years being deconstructed ... you're back there living it all over again."

The Police Association has warned NZ officers are ripe for the picking as many struggle to make ends meet. Audio

A retail industry group predicts luxury fashion label Kate Sylvester will not be the last to come under pressure from a tough economy.

Some are scared to go outside, while others are not walking their own dogs over concerns.

Police abandoned 572,037 of the cases reported to them last year - almost 60 percent - with the number of reports up 50 percent since 2019.

A lawyer specialising in local government says the Destiny Church leader has little ground to stand on.

The gateway to the north will reopen this weekend - but visitors will have to get in quick.

Workers from 11 company-operated stores will be affected by the business permanently closing in May.

Ahamed Samsudeen was designated a person of national security interest in 2016. That would "impact every aspect of his life", coroner hears.

Police officers who were surveilling LynnMall terror attacker Ahamed Samsudeen say they did not have the right equipment to prevent the attack.

Four award-winning authors are in the running for the $65,000 fiction prize at this year's Ockham Book Awards.

Judge allocates each individual $250,000, but says some victims may get more.

And recycling advocates are urging budget-conscious Kiwis to avoid cheap and flimsy junk and buy second-hand instead.