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A growing number of diverse candidates are hoping to add to the political mix in Otago, one of the least diverse regions in Aotearoa. Audio

The parents of a Christchurch-born man shot dead by United States police have made an emotional plea for those involved to be charged, accusing the officer who pulled the trigger of murder.

Not long after completing a mental health qualification a New Plymouth barber realised the perfect place to use his new skills was at his barber's chair.

The billionaire founder of the outdoor fashion retailer Patagonia says he has given away his company to a charitable trust.

When Lorna Johnson was told the refugee sponsorship programme was being extended, she knew she wanted to get involved.

The government's decision to scrap the Covid-19 Protection Framework is reasonable, but it is a mistake to drop mask mandates for public transport, an epidemiologist says.

Local Democracy Reporting talks to outgoing Kaipara mayor Dr Jason Smith about his life before he became mayor and his time leading the district as he plans to step down and stand for central…

Gloriavale leaders claimed God must have blessed the food that killed one of the members at the Christian commune and lied about the circumstances surrounding her choking death, a former member says.

King Charles III delivers his first public broadcast as monarch following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Video

Police accept some but not all the findings from an inquiry report of systemic problems and some illegal practices in how they take, store and handle peoples' images and information.

When Princess Diana died, millions were compelled to travel to her home and leave flowers. Why?

A city "being ripped apart" is how one mayoral candidate has responded to the nationwide exposure of Rotorua's emergency housing crisis.

Explainer - Local body elections are round the corner but should we give 16-year-olds voting rights to lift low participation rates?

Respected Samoan businessman Uluoma'tootua Saulaulu Aiono has been inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.

Toast Electric will use profits from "regular" customers to subsidise the electricity bills of those who struggle to pay.

A coroner has ruled that tech giant Meta must send a senior executive from the US to give evidence at the inquest into the death of Molly Russell.

The construction industry is being called out for not doing enough to prevent deaths and injuries on the job. Audio

The UN accuses China of "serious human rights violations" in a report into allegations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has joined other world leaders in paying tribute to the late Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union.