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Temporary legislation was introduced under urgency on Tuesday, following concerns that an unchecked pathway was leading to children being abused and enslaved.

The Black Ferns are one win away from the finals, and the mood of the nation depends on a much-needed sporting victory.

The forensic psychiatrist is expected to face more questions when court resumes on Friday.

In the past two years, close to a third of graduate roles and internship places have been cut from the public service. Audio

A former top cop says he travelled to China for cutting-edge therapy after his cancer returned earlier this year. Audio

Hamilton City Council's regulatory operations manager Brent Austin said it was required to adhere to the Building Act legislation currently in place. Audio

A 48-hour strike by 5500 senior hospital doctors will go ahead next week after their union spurned Health NZ's latest pay offer.

As it happened: Fire crews put out a large vegetation fire in Canterbury.

The latest data shows public servants, on average, work from home 0.85 days per week, down slightly from a previous survey.

Part of State Highway 3 is closed near Sanson in Manawatū.

Pātea's water comes from aquifers that lack sufficient disinfection to meet quality assurance rules.

It prevents the media from publishing certain facts related to the investigation into Phillips and his family.

The Black Ferns have put Canada on notice ahead of their Rugby World Cup semi-final in Bristol.

The US president was treated to royal reception featuring gun salutes, a carriage procession in Windsor and a lavish banquet. Audio

Canterbury Regional Council, known as Environment Canterbury (ECan), carried a motion to declare a nitrate emergency at its final meeting on Wednesday. Audio

Editorial - Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, but we can still make deliberate decisions about how we use it.

Angel Stewart is part of a resurgence of people reclaiming and protecting a taonga that was denied to previous generations - te reo Māori.

Lizzy Marvin, 16, died after inhaling the toxic fumes after embers from a fireplace landed on a sofa bed last year. Audio

Eliza McCartney managed just one jump before retiring.

The most significant challenge yet to the police's growing use of a private number-plate spotting network is being mounted.

MetService forecast strong northwesterlies gales gusting at 130km/h in parts of the Canterbury High Country.

News that buses carrying teens to secondary school in Palmerston North will not be scrapped next year is being cautiously welcomed by parents.

Kiwi high jumper celebrated his win at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo with beers outside a 7-Eleven. Audio

Young Australian Jake Girdwood-Reich is well-known to coach Steve Corica.

From world champions to first-timers, NZ athletes are pushing hard for Olympic selection after a tough training season.