Stories by Karoline Tuckey

New Zealand banks are reassuring their customers a cyber attack that shut down a major international currency retailer will not affect their customers.

Record low rainfall in Northland has the region on the brink of drought, and some farmers face making a loss as summer feed crops fail. There's no significant rain in the forecast, either.

Kitten season has begun, with thousands expected to be handed in to shelters throughout the country this summer.

Another 3000 blood and plasma donors are desperately needed to meet rising demands, and the Blood Service is calling on holidaymakers to consider helping meet the shortage.

Protesters at a New Year's Day rodeo in Warkworth say the sport doesn't fit with New Zealand's culture and are calling for Auckland Council to ban it.

Diving fatalities were high last year, and one of the police dive squads tasked with bringing home the bodies says many deaths happen because divers skip key safety steps.

The Good Shop service was set up to combat truck shops which charge extreme interest rates and trap people in debt. Demand is booming, the Salvation Army says.

Women who struggle with period poverty in the Pacific will soon have assistance from a New Zealand project led by the Salvation Army.

Rowi kiwi and takahē might not be able to fly, but progress in recovering their populations has them at the top of the Department of Conservation's books.

For Christmas Day 2019, Karoline Tuckey takes a look at how some of our communities of belief will be celebrating today, and during the holiday season.

Five people have been killed in crashes this weekend - after the launch of a summer road safety campaign.

Schools and health advocates are launching an advertising campaign to stop teens picking up vaping.

A group calling for an end to violence in West Papua say they have received threats in the lead-up to a protest at Parliament today.

About 30,000 school support staff have been offered a pay rise to bring all workers up to at least the living wage.

Three marine scientist roles have been saved from redundancy at Otago University by the department's head falling on his sword, following a protest and petition.

A missing puzzle piece in the disappearance of Brett Hall has fallen into place with the conviction of his killer. But his family say there's still a big gap and want to know where his body is.

What do the different types of results mean, and how to find results for your area.

Many people will be fearful of deeply private information being shared, after a health agency's systems were hacked, a patient advocate says.

National says the government's "soft on crime" approach has led to nearly 1400 more people joining gangs since it took office.

A breast cancer lobby group says health officials must look closely at the worries surrounding some types of breast implants.

Townies are naive about the "huge" impact and cost a proposed government freshwater action plan will have across the country, says Federated Farmers.

A man who took six months off work to help native bird populations recover in the Hawke's Bay has seen 700 people turn up to his first rat trap giveaway.

Private clinics offering tantalising hopes from stem cell treatment are being accused of taking advantage of desperate patients and exposing them to risks.

Hormone treatments could have caused breast cancer in one million women since 1990, a study indicates.

A child has died of meningococcal disease, and the number of cases nationally is up 40 percent from this time last year.