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Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.

Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson has been found guilty of murdering his first wife, who vanished more than four decades ago.

Survivors of large-scale disasters like Pike River or the Christchurch terror attacks should get a better response and more support from authorities, under new standards.

Any survivor of abuse committed by a Dilworth representative or student, as well as families of deceased survivors, can apply for compensation.

A New Zealand nurse who has left her job at Middlemore Hospital to be a combat nurse in Ukraine says she will be the sole medic in her team.

After nine years, Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick will step away, marking the end of more than 20 years in public life. What is Chadwick's political legacy, and who is the person behind the headlines?

Darryl Evans employed three family members, including his son who lived at the food bank, and when some were allegedly involved in a physical altercation, no action was taken, according to records.

The Defence Force and Corporal Dominic Abelen's father have released statements on Abelen's death. His father said he was proud of his son for "standing up and doing what he thought was right".

The local Korean community is shocked there is a likely link between the deaths of two children and a migrant from their home country.

There are reports a New Zealand soldier who was on leave has been killed in Ukraine, the Defence Force says.

Labour has pushed through two bills to reform Oranga Tamariki and state care monitoring through Parliament, in spite of widespread opposition from other parties and sector proponents.

Oranga Tamariki has been challenged on whether abuse in state care facilities really is historic as senior officials faced the Royal Commission again.

Gloriavale has effectively drawn up a blacklist by surveying members' opposition to people speaking on their behalf in court, the leavers' support trust manager Liz Gregory says.

They came from all over the country to this little wharenui, Rakeiao, nestled on the shores of Lake Rotoiti. Audio

Some people in flood-torn Nelson have been told their homes are unliveable with hundreds of homes still awaiting assessments. Audio

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Ōmārama residents are concerned they are not receiving timely medical care and they want change.

The mother of a 21-year-old student who died in a suspected suicide at the Palmerston North Hospital mental health ward in 2014 says her daughter wanted to live.

The Principals Federation says principals are worried by the number of nominees who strongly oppose measures aimed at minimising the spread of Covid-19 such as vaccination.

A former detective inspector says a storage unit where human remains appear to have been kept will be the initial focus of the police's investigation into the grisly discovery.

Police are still awaiting the results of post-mortem examinations and tests to identify the human remains found at an address in the Auckland suburb of Manurewa a week ago.