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A crime scene cleaning business has been posting images of the aftermath of suspected suicides, attempted suicides, assaults and domestic violence. Audio

The pandemic has caused setbacks for the new Southland Charity Hospital, but it's already offering colonoscopies and could open by mid-2022.

Tongan families in Porirua, the Hutt Valley and Wellington city have been packing barrels with water, tinned food, flour and other supplies to send to their families in the islands, following the…

A suicidal man who has a brain tumour is at risk of torture and an unfair trial if he is extradited to China to face a murder charge, his lawyer says.

Power Play - The festering political boil MIQ has been lanced but despite the delight, the social and economic wounds inflicted by Covid-19 will take longer to heal, writes Jane Patterson.

Covid-19 experts have given their stamp of approval to the government's staged border re-opening plan but say one of its weak points is how self isolation and testing is managed.

Former Wallaby prop Sekope Kepu will captain Moana Pasifika for their debut season in Super Rugby Pacific.

South Seas Healthcare Trust chief executive Lemalu Silao Vaisola says people are tired of Covid-19 rather than complacent after two years of the pandemic.

An Auckland-based charity group says the government needs to provide more culturally-appropriate help for struggling families.

The South Auckland councillor opens up about why he's decided to run for mayor with or without the Labour Party's endorsement.

Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey is imploring North Cantabrians to engage with a national suicide prevention initiative so people are better equipped to talk it out.

Omicron highlights the need for more social housing, so families living in overcrowded conditions can self-isolate, a chief executive working in the sector says.

The Fiji-born New Zealand resident found guilty last week of murdering five people has now been handed life sentences for each victim by a Fijian judge.

Three shipping containers are being set up at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium to be filled with donations for Tonga today.

The government is being urged to make the mental health of Asian New Zealanders more of a priority, with suspected suicides among Asians more than doubling. Audio

Satellite communications in Tonga may be running in the next few days, Tonga's speaker of Parliament says. Audio

Aid agencies are at the ready to help disaster-hit Tonga, but say downed communications are slowing the relief response.

In today's sports news - Phoenix men back training, Pulse recruit defender to replace Fakahokotau and Djokovic could return to Australian Open next year.

Doctors and nurses are stocked up and bracing for an influx now that close to half a million tamariki can get a special paediatric dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

New Zealand will boast a record 16 cyclists who are set to compete in the sport's highest professional level of the UCI WorldTour in 2022.

The family of a man who died days after he was injured when he fell two storeys out a Palmerston North Hospital window are holding the hospital responsible for his death.

A dementia advocate is urging people diagnosed with the disease to take control of their care and plan ahead.

One of New Zealand's most iconic festivals is on track for its busiest year yet, with more than 5000 tickets sold and organisers hoping they won't have to cancel for a second year running.

The funeral mass for South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is taking place at a cathedral in Cape Town.