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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.

A former Gloriavale member has told the court her treatment at the Christian community made her suicidal, during a harrowing testimony on Wednesday.

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?