Kate Green

DeLuney was found guilty of the violent murder by a Wellington High Court jury in July.

A jury found Deluney guilty of the murder of her 79-year-old mother Helen Gregory in July.

Multiple children have been killed or seriously injured in the lower North Island in recent months, but police say that is sadly not unusual.

The Japan Mart manager in Lower Hutt says she was verbally and physically abused by the teenage girls.

The plague of breakdowns in Auckland's firefighting heavy aerial appliances, or big-ladder trucks, has struck again - this time at an overnight fire in Kumeū.

A 50-year-old man, who has name suppression, is accused of murdering five people by setting the boarding house alight in May 2023.

The High Court in Wellington has heard from a Loafers Lodge resident trapped by smoke and the firefighter who saved his life, as the trial reaches the final day of its first week.

Tepaea Awatere earlier admitted reckless driving charges relating to causing her mum's death and injuring another person.

Police recently seized four guns and a large knife in Levin, Horowhenua.

Researchers have tracked New Zealand's southern right whales, discovering a spot in the ocean where they converge.

While some findings confirm long-held concerns, others don't go far enough, say rural folk.

The Mongrel Mob and the Nomads both have a presence in the region, police say. Audio

Carter Holt Harvey is planning to shut its Eves Valley sawmill and focusing on Kawerau, with 142 jobs affected.

A watchdog has found the organisation acted "unreasonably" on a number of occasions.

Sarah Shaw describes her three weeks in a US detainment centre with her six-year-old son. Audio

Two protesters have ended their three-week stint in a giant coal bucket above the native bush.

Sarah Shaw and her six-year-old son were detained by US immigration at the Canadian border three weeks ago. Audio

It said the strike would cause the postponement of more than 2200 planned procedures, 3600 first specialist appointments and 8000 follow-up appointments.

Sarah Shaw and her son Isaac were bundled into a giant white van with no markings. Audio

New Zealander Sarah Shaw and her 6-year-old son thought they were being kidnapped when they were bundled into a white van with no markings at the Canadian border.

Te Kuha Mine on the West Coast failed to meet seven of the application criteria.

It has been a prison, a home for the mentally unwell and a spooky backpackers - and now it is the scene of a suspicious fire.

"Oh we buy a car, bring it over from the mainland to the island, and within three years it's rusted out." Audio

Rob Goulden was "disappointed" at his exclusion from a Victoria University mayoral event.

The Navy has descended on a Wellington eco-sanctuary - but it's not to prevent an invasion, pests or otherwise. Audio