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First Person - The country will be celebrating Matariki for the first time as a public holiday tomorrow, and Ashleigh McCaull writes that the time is a period to reflect, celebrate and to look ahead.

It's time to strut down the runway and hold a pose for the judges - Wellington Ballroom are holding the first locally led vogue ball, titled The Fictional Ball, this weekend.

Forty years ago this week on a flight from London to Auckland the unthinkable happened.

The NZ First fraud trial hears why an ex-president quit after refusing to sign off accounts, citing party practices that were against his moral and business values, Tim Murphy writes.

A man with severe mental illness is bounced between healthcare and prison because he can't get accommodation and treatment. A leading forensic psychiatrist says hundreds are in the same position.

Ardern is heading to the Europe this weekend on a trade mission - she'll go to talks with the EU, meet Boris Johnson and the Duke of Cambridge, and attend the NATO leaders' summit.

KidsCan has launched an urgent appeal for donations to help the record number of children needing support this winter.

A year after the death of a man who fell or jumped out a Palmerston North Hospital window, his family are still waiting for someone take responsibility.

June is international Pride month, but organisations in New Zealand are continuing the fight to address the darker side of life faced by the rainbow community.

Home was like Once Were Warriors for Kath Coster - who is the third generation of her family to have been in state care.

A woman, who moved between numerous foster care placements during her state care, says the then Social Welfare Department was a faceless agency that did not take responsibility for those in its care.

A private ambulance company, managed by a 'pretend paramedic' ordered more than 10 times the amount of fentanyl and than the local St John.

The man suffered extreme violence, humiliation and neglect, which led to chronic feelings of worthlessness, crime and 17 years in prison, the Royal Commission of inquiry has been told.

Television journalist turned farmer Matt Chisholm is embarking on a nationwide tour to spark a conversation on mental health and resilience in rural communities.

As a boy of nine, Hemi McCallum found himself in the foster care of a man who he believed would eventually kill him, the inquiry into abuse in care has been told.

A New Zealand school's adoption of a Pacific garment is being described as a step in the right direction but more needs to be done to lift students up.

As the Abuse in Care inquiry turns its focus on foster care, victims of abuse are speaking out. This is the story of Christine and her sister. Audio

A top lawyer is predicting an investigation into Crown Law's role in a substantial miscarriage of justice could take months and look at the actions of 10 or more lawyers.

Keeping schools open during Omicron has left communities exposed to widespread infection and disrupted learning, Amanda Kvalsvig writes.

The government has announced targets for a dramatic improvement in school attendance.

Nicolette Levy QC will head an investigation into the Crown's role in the miscarriage of justice surrounding Alan Hall.

Staff and cleaners at a Wellington school near a fatal shooting found out about the incident on Facebook, the principal says. Audio

Wellington police say they were confronted with a situation in which a man was threatening victims inside the house - including a woman and young child.