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The accomplished poet and author has died at the age of 74 after facing chronic medical issues. Audio

The family of cancer campaigner Blair Vining are shocked and appalled after a precious pounamu carving went missing from his headstone.

More than $300,000 has been raised in six weeks to help build a new youth mental health outpatient facility in Ōtautahi.

Thousands of unwanted Christmas gifts have already been listed online, but police are warning if you're going to sell unwanted items, make sure you do so safely.

From a basic universal income, to a home for all, Auckland councillor Efeso Collins knows what his community needs to thrive. Here, he shares his hopes and dreams for South Aucklanders.

Demand for food parcels across Auckland peaked at quadruple the usual amount during lock-down, and has remained at double the usual demand. Audio

In the second of a two-part series, Phil Pennington looks at the plight of two families battling the system to come to the truth about a double-fatal truck collision.

Vouchers for hairdressers, family passes for the zoo, barbecues and televisions, are some of the gifts the Pacific-focused health provider Fono is giving to struggling families.

The outgoing Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation chair says one of the biggest challenges facing the Māori farming organisation is the ongoing fragmentation of shares.

Some takatāpui and LGBTQI people are having to hide their sexual orientation or gender identity just to find a place to live, new research has found.

Two West Otago families were subjected to one of the country's longest and most fraught fatal crash investigations after a truck collision killed two people. Phil Pennington looks at what went wrong.

It has some of the lowest vaccination rates in the South Island, but West Coasters are now less than 1500 shots shy of being 90 percent fully vaccinated.

Tarri Caraquez and Joel Macarubbo's family have gone from selling their belongings to pay for food, rent and nappies to being back on a firm footing with a fast-track to residence.

Police are warning people to be aware of buying puppies online after an increase in scams.

A leading Māori health provider is calling for a Covid-19 vaccination day in schools after Medsafe granted provisional approval for it to be given to children aged 5 to 11. Audio

New papakainga housing is set to be built in Ngāruawāhia to provide safe and affordable homes for local whānau.

The first funding deal for the Government's Infrastructure Acceleration Fund has been signed between Kāinga Ora, Porirua City Council and Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, which will see 880 houses built in…

Progress on the memorial was stalled earlier this year after protesters camped out Auckland's Sir Dove-Myer Robinson Park.

It took four referrals and a confession she was harming herself for Quinn to finally be accepted to a DHB mental health service. But although she is now in the system, the 14 year old is still not…

Two sexual assault victims say ACC discouraged them from making claims and failed to inform them about the financial help they could be entitled to - and a lawyer says it's part of a long-running…

A West Coast farming family is happy to 'lock up' some land for posterity and the birds, but they sympathise with other farmers who are upset at the prospect of having parts of their land labelled…

Thousands of people are still without vaccine passes, waiting for their overseas vaccination records to be added to the New Zealand register.

Many district health boards have longer waitlists for youth and children seeking outpatient mental health services than adults. The Mental Health Foundation says it's an "absolute crisis".