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Two people are dead after two light planes crashed mid-air in Masterton this morning, one of which had just dropped four parachutists into the air, police say.

The Independent Panel considering family justice reforms is calling for integrated service - called Te Korowai Ture ā Whānau - and making the system more accessible to Māori and other communities.

New Zealand's world number one ranked eventer Tim Price has added another top trophy to the cabinet, winning the Luhmuhlen Horse Trials in Germany.

Water supplies in the Solomon Islands capital continue to be affected by logging, with some of the city's water supply shut down for two days last week.

An 'unprecedented' electrical failure left almost all of Argentina and Uruguay without power, according to a major Argentine electricity provider.

Analysis: The government was on the move this week with troop withdrawals, military spending, law changes and the end of teacher strikes, writes Peter Wilson.

Seven years on from his arrest, the extradition battle between Kim Dotcom and the US reached NZ's Supreme Court this week. Kate Newton went to court to find out whether anyone seems to be winning. Video

With Oranga Tamariki still "uplifting" three Māori babies from their families each week, a petition says the organisation is not living up to its Māori name, and it must be changed.

A commercial pilot academy based at Whanganui Airport has struck a $50 million deal with India's largest passenger airline to train hundreds of pilots.

Young Southland contract milker Tangaroa Walker reckons he is living the best life. Watch RNZ Country Life programme following a year in his shoes. Video

While Auckland City Council has become the latest to declare a climate emergency, four councils who have already made similar declarations are grappling with how to turn words into action.

Australia lacks laws that could have stopped police at the door of the ABC's offices, a raid that shows again why we as citizens must voice our protest at such actions, writes Gavin Ellis.

The House - There are numerous people offering conversion therapy in New Zealand, something highlighted in a TV documentary last year and which sparked Max Tweedie's petition on behalf of Young Labour… Audio