New Zealand has the highest suicide rate for children, a survey of wealthy countries shows. Fire crews south of Ashburton have been battling a large rural fire burning through around 14,000 hay bales ...

A southern emergency call handler has had an emotional meeting with the mum whose baby she helped deliver during a 111 call ...

Three patients have been transported to hospital in serious condition after a person was trapped in head-on crash in Dunedin ...

Misinformation on a Queenstown social media page about school bus service cuts forced two councils to issue statements and a school principal to reassure parents.

An Israeli-American hostage has been released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza during a brief pause in fighting and reunited with his family, but Israeli strikes soon resumed. Warning: sexual ...

Pharmac is seeking public feedback on a proposal to simplify the criteria for people to receive Covid-19 antiviral medicines.

A Christchurch eye surgeon who attempted to murder his former business landlord has been granted parole and will be released from prison early next month.

The person at the centre of a new measles alert in Auckland is a crew member on a Fullers360 ferry, the company has confirmed. One person is dead and three have been injured after an ATV (all-terrain ...

The arrest of a person arriving at the border last month over unpaid student loan debt is an example of Inland Revenue ...