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The man who murdered the British backpacker has been named as Jesse Kempson, and it can now be revealed he has been convicted of a raft of sexual violation offences.

A health board is instigating management changes at a Lower Hutt rest home being investigated over allegations of abuse and neglect.

When 93-year-old Maisie Weston recalls the early years of her working life, she often uses the word "lonely".

Christmas-themed pyramid schemes are on the rise and a small-loans trust is warning people to avoid them.

British Prime Minister Boris has imposed tighter coronavirus controls in England, seeking to curb a new more infectious strain of the virus.

While Womad has pulled the plug because of Covid, New Plymouth's famous Festival of the Lights has overcome the challenges of the pandemic to put on a show.

Grace Millane's killer has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence but still cannot be named after a bid to the Supreme Court to keep his identity secret.

An independent review commissioned after the deaths of two patients from suspected suicide in May 2019 has identified "systemic and culture issues" existed at the time.

A group representing some survivors of abuse claims the estimated number of people abused while in care is well off the mark.

A good but "naive" man has avoided jail time after admitting to helping dump a body in wasteland in the central North Island and keeping quiet for years.

Actor Craig McLachlan says he will have "a lot" more to say in the New Year after he was cleared of charges dating back to 2014.

The annual Quote of the Year competition this year features quips from Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins and Ashley Bloomfield in the top 10.

Work has finally started to restore an old wharf at Tokomaru Bay on the East Cape. A committed band of locals has been working for years to raise money for the rebuild which they hope will…

Two more people involved with the Comancheros motorcycle gang have been sentenced after police surveilled a failed million dollar drug deal and a money launderer funnelling stacks of cash through…

The South Island's largest port says findings from an independent review into its workplace culture are sobering.

Three key leaders of Christchurch mosques say the recommendations of the report in some ways does not go far enough, and they will demand further action from the government.

A piece of land once a part of a major Ngāi Tahu flax trading village, and where a massacre of the iwi happened, has gone on the market.

The Fiji men's rugby team are buoyed about the future after ending a challenging Northern Hemisphere tour on a winning note.

Analysis - Jacinda Ardern's majority government was on the charge this week, Parliament voted to declare a climate emergency and the Māori Party let everyone know it was back.