Stories by Delphine Herbert

A husband and wife who were on their honeymoon at the time Whakaari erupted have described the pain they endured as they ran for their lives, and ever since.

The Hotel Council says the pace of bookings throughout the world cup is the speed of a "steamboat, not a jetboat". Audio

There are growing calls for the government to overhaul the way young people are cared for in youth justice facilities.

This year's extreme weather events are having lasting impacts in Auckland, with a house in the suburb of Swanson on the brink of collapse and major state highways blocked by slips.

A community on Auckland's North Shore is still shaken and on edge after diners in three restaurants were attacked on Monday night.

New Zealanders have the opportunity to get up close and personal with treasures from Egypt.

An initiative that aims to break the cycle of reoffending for Māori is expanding further into the Waikato town of Huntly.

There's something to celebrate for lovers of Arnott's biscuit and cracker products, as a new factory has opened in Auckland.

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has his work cut out for him trying to convince enough councillors to vote for his controversial plan to plug a $325 million budget hole.

Some pensioners have lost all their belongings after flash flooding quickly inundated their homes in Waihī Beach, in Bay of Plenty.

While some say the move will help preserve culture and heritage, others are concerned about what it could mean for the future of New Zealand's cities.

In Waikato, only 37.9 percent of eligible pēpi aged six months have been fully immunised.

A multi-national forestry company has been sentenced in court after a worker's arm got caught in a bark-stripping machine that did not have appropriate safeguards for use in New Zealand.

An Auckland primary maternity hospital and midwife's failures to properly care for an infant has left the baby with a neurological condition.

The council is a step closer to reinstating its controversial hotel bed tax after the Supreme Court ruled in its favour.