Police find body six days after car crashes into Bay of Plenty river

Rescue teams have been unable to search the scene for days due to river conditions.

Auckland fortnightly rubbish collection to go on trial

Some councillors are supporting the move away from weekly rubbish collection - but others say it is "beyond shocking".

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Concern over low percentage of Māori speaking te reo

However, there are now more te reo Māori speakers than ever before.

East Asia Summit: Luxon talks global conflict in relaxed setting

Talking crises over coffee, the leaders of NZ, Australia and Canada convened at a in a meeting on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit.

Decision to remove Luxon artwork from Trade Me 'weird'

The artist behind a painting depicting Christopher Luxon in a fleshy tunnel says he is genuinely surprised by its removal.

Payments of thousands motivate some clinical trials volunteers

You may have heard the ads, asking for what are effectively human guinea pigs - people to help make medical research breakthroughs.

'Everyone is struggling to cope' - Family remembers Christchurch homicide victim

The daughter of a woman killed says family and friends are struggling to understand how something so horrible could have happened to such a lovely person.