The coalition has long promised to repeal Section 7AA, which binds Oranga Tamariki to the Treaty of Waitangi's principles, and requires it to work in partnership with iwi and hapū, reporting back ...

Nearly 25 years after the "corngate" saga, the debate on genetic modification is back thanks to the Gene Technology Bill ...

Professor Rawinia Higgins has been reappointed for 18 months as chair of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission.

The girl had been diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a form of cancer that develops in the bone marrow.

The decision on where to put new public toilets in the Ashburton Cemetery is on hold after a hung vote and the need for more ...

Mark Brown has recently been caught up in a bitter dispute with New Zealand over agreements he signed with China.

Though the rugged volcanic island in the southern Pacific does ship a modest amount of Kentia palm seeds abroad, typically ...

A person has died and another is in critical condition after a single-vehicle car crash in Canterbury. Emergency services were called to Christchurch Akaroa Road near Little River about 10.40am on ...

Susan Mowat has accused her former employer, Christchurch Boys' High School, of unfair dismissal. The former teacher claims ...

Noah Rehu, a student at Papakura High School, wore a traditional Tongan ta'ovala (mat) and kafa (rope). In the Tongan culture, wearing a ta'ovala is a gesture of respect for tradition.

Police say they now believe a homicide and an aggravated burglary in the Wellington suburb of Miramar last month are linked.

Analysis - Previous tariff announcements by the Trump administration dropped sand into the cogs of international trade. The ...