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New Caledonia fire suspect's revelation; Papuan girl rushed to hospital after being shot; and American Samoa makes major progress on covid

A newborn's brain injury caused by lack of oxygen at birth might have been prevented if the midwife in charge had recognised and acted on signs of the baby's distress.

More than half of all kiwi families will soon be eligible for support to cover the cost of childcare, with the threshold changing for the first time in 12 years.

Police are speaking with five people in relation to a firearms incident in west Auckland.

An abandoned boat that proved a thorn in the side of both Gisborne District Council and the police has finally been removed from a remote East Coast beach - six months after it washed ashore.

Debut caps will be handed out when both Fiji and Samoa play their opening northern hemisphere tour tests this weekend with a former All Black among them.

Winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak returns in the only change to the New Zealand Kiwis' 19-man squad for their Rugby League World Cup quarter-final against Fiji in Hull on Sunday morning.

North Korea fired at least 17 missiles into the sea, prompting South Korea to issue rare air raid warnings and launch its own missiles in response.

A patched Head Hunters gang member who once considered himself "the most wanted man in New Zealand" after opening fire in the lobby of a five-star Auckland hotel around checkout time has admitted the…

The widow of the final victim in 2019's terrorist attack says things have not improved for New Zealand Muslims.

Uber is among the country's worst performing businesses when it comes to answering customer calls, a Consumer NZ survey has found. Audio

New Caledonia were crowned Melanesian basketball Cup champions at the weekend after defeating Papua New Guinea in the final in Suva.

The New Zealand men's hockey team have been beaten 4-3 by India in their opening game of Pro League season in Bhubaneswar.

Analysis - Another week of bad news for the government as hospital waiting times hit the headlines and National charges in, fair pay legislation is passed won't last long if Labour loses the next…

A Rotorua tourism business has gone into liquidation after failing to claw itself back following the Covid-19 pandemic.

LIV Golf's tumultuous inaugural season concludes this week at Miami's Trump National Doral Golf Club where the eye-popping prize money and the former-president may well be the main attraction.

A school accused of failures over repeated playground sexual incidents faces further allegations of ignoring or minimising bullying complaints.

It comes as three big cruise liners - one with about 130 cases on board - arrive at New Zealand ports.

When children say they are coerced into sexualised encounters at school, parents expect a response from the school's leaders. For two families, it's been a long struggle.

The number of suspected suicides has continued to drop year on year, but Māori also continue to be disproportionately negatively affected.

A flight service between Nelson and Blenheim will be trialled for two weeks while State Highway Six is closed for emergency flood repairs.

GP Angus Chambers says people are struggling to enrol into medical centres or get appointments at his clinic.