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Tributes are flowing for prominent leader and public servant Sir Wira Gardiner, 78, who died with his whānau by his side.

Plans to build 10,000 new houses in Māngere may help solve Auckland's housing shortage, but many fear it will gentrify the suburb in the process.

First person - Three years on from the Christchurch terror attacks, Mahvash Ikram writes an open letter to her young son telling him one day he will learn how the Muslim community was targeted, but…

With a booster shot now in the picture, the rate of vaccination uptake has lowered even further for elderly Indians, with the 65 plus age bracket sitting at just 83 percent triple jabbed.

Fellow MPs from across the house have paid tribute to Simon Bridges' 14-year tenure in Parliament.

Sex workers have a long history of trading under a red light, but the new phase of the coronavirus pandemic has left many struggling for financial survival as vulnerable people in danger.

Police have launched an investigation into a trauma cleaning company that for years posted graphic pictures of callout scenes.

They were supposed to be a sanctuary for tamariki taken away from a world of abuse, but for those placed in Social Welfare facilities in the 1970s and '80s, they were houses of pain and fear.

RNZ's Veronica Schmidt talks to The Detail about the wider issues raised by her recent investigation into a volunteer firefighter who sexually abused his young son - and the boy's mother's fight to be…

Micronitor News and Printing Company founder Joe Murphy moved the goal posts of freedom of press and freedom of expression in the Marshall Islands by establishing an independent newspaper that today…

A Victoria University of Wellington student says their mental health worsened after being temporarily kicked out of their residential hall for feeling suicidal.

Russian forces continued to shell the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Saturday, despite agreeing to a ceasefire just hours earlier - throwing an attempted mass evacuation of civilians into chaos.

Opinion - Social support is badly failing women trying to escape abuse, and often retraumatising them, says a founder of Backbone Collective.

Masterton councillors have unanimously voted to ditch efforts to buy a piece of land from Masterton Trust Lands Trust for its $31 million civic facility.

Covid has ushered in the era of hybrid working, with fewer long and expensive commutes, more time with family, and a chance to work the hours that suit, according to a two-year study.

When a firefighter abused his young son, many in their small town refused to believe it. Fire and Emergency kept him on, and locals turned on the boy's mum, saying she'd made up the allegations.

Children who give evidence in sexual violence trials are often traumatised by the experience and more support services are needed to help them through the process, experts say.

Daniil Medvedev has reached the pinnacle of men's tennis becoming the ATP's world number one, but it's not a day to celebrate for the Russian.

A fifth of Queenstown-Lakes residents surveyed reported their mental health was poor or very poor.