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Plagiarism and incomprehensible English in student work at an Auckland tertiary institute led to the shut down of four of its courses, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority says.

A funeral service is being held today for a baby found dead in an Auckland park last year, with organisers hopeful the service will raise awareness around issues faced by some pregnant women.

The Energy and Resources Minister says she's been told by officials there has been no swamp kauri digging at the site of the pipeline rupture since 2011. Audio

A week after a pipeline failure caused a major aviation fuel shortage, airlines are adjusting to rations and the first tanker is on its way.

The army and navy will start transporting fuel around the country tomorrow. Video

Fiji Airways says it may have to look into cancelling or diverting some flights as jet fuel supply problems spread.

The land around the pipeline break was dug over two to three years ago, neighbours say.

New Zealand's international reputation has been damaged and much of the disruption could have been avoided, the Auckland Chamber of Commerce says. Audio

Hundreds of worried customers are asking for help each day as Auckland's fuel shortage continues, one of the country's biggest travel companies says. Audio

Police have charged two men with the murder 30 years ago of Waikato man Chris Bush, after reopening the cold case last month.

A man who killed a teenage skateboarder in a hit-and-run in west Auckland has been sentenced to up to four years in prison.

With one in five kauri in Waitākere Ranges Regional Park infected, the council could ban people to help fight the spread of the disease threatening to wipe the trees out.

There's little reprieve in sight from a year of torrential rain with further extreme rainfall possible this month, MetService says.

Hundreds of angry people packed out two public meetings last night to demand a solution to the woes caused by the Manawatu Gorge Road closure.

Strong winds and rain are bearing down on the central and lower North Island as heavy weather closes roads across the country. Get the essential information here.

Thousands of fans are expected to line Auckland's streets for today's America's Cup victory parade. Audio

A Catholic Māori high school would not be facing closure if a Crown land grant had been used as it was intended, the Waitangi Tribunal has been told.

It's the largest haunted attraction in the Southern Hemisphere, an Auckland institution and, now, a film. We talk to director Florian Habicht about the people and the past of Spookers.