Stories by Lauren Crimp

Two friends described to a court today how they were groped in bed by the same man, whose lawyer argued they had confused what happened.

Pressures like the rising cost of food have pushed more people into homelessness, the Salvation Army says.

The second complainant to testify against a Wellington man accused of rape says she was assaulted while another man was in the bed.

The lawyer for a Wellington man on trial for rape says sex between the defendant and a complainant was consensual.

A woman has described the moment she was woken and subjected to a violent rape by a musician who is on trial at the Wellington District Court.

A court has been told a Wellington musician on trial for sexual assault offences raped a number of women who were asleep or drunk, but he denies all charges.

Women's Rugby World Cup tickets are going cheap, and organisers say that is to make sure stadiums are brimming with fans to support the growth of the women's game.

The two areas have been without any such homes since the then-National government sold its stock of more than 500 of them in 1999.

Many Greytown residents have been surprised to learn that a social housing development is planned for the Wairarapa township.

Changes to be trialled for a year deal with payment of interest on money owed for unsold units, aspects of weekly fees, and removing "unfair" clauses on occupation rights agreements. Audio

Toast Electric will use profits from "regular" customers to subsidise the electricity bills of those who struggle to pay.

Severe winter weather is wreaking havoc on the state of Aotearoa's roads.

The author of a book described as a taonga for this generation and the next has taken out the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year award for the fifth time.