Stories by Melanie Earley

Philip Polkinghorne, who claims wife Pauline Hanna committed suicide, questioned if he put too much pressure on her before her death.

"I was just a wreck when I called 111, I was trying to lie her down flat and I dropped the phone," he said.

The personal trainer has also told the court about a call from Philip Polkinghorne about Pauline Hanna's death.

A community group for home-schooled children in rural Auckland say their group is on hold after conversations turned sour.

Workers at TVNZ worry an upcoming "change process" announced to staff on Thursday could lead to further job losses.

Tangiwai Wilson was a healthy kid who loved sports and dancing, her mum told a coroner, but while she thrived at primary school, things changed as she entered intermediate.

When John found he and his best mate could buy a three-bedroom home in Auckland for $100,000 it seemed like a perfect way to get onto the property ladder.

A woman living at the home that was the scene of a "violent" home invasion, leaving a man in hospital, has described men smashing using weapons to smash in.

Police want to hear from anyone who knows about a home invasion in Flat Bush.

In the weeks before her son's death she warned the father she was "about to show my anger with the kids crying".

The Auckland landlord must pay $14,700 after the Tenancy Tribunal found she failed to lodge tenant's bonds and had them entered into prohibited transactions.

The 15-year-old allegedly tried to get into the car and the woman managed to close the door and tried to run away, police say.

Neither Te Whatu Ora nor a GPs' body have provided "strong leadership for change", a new briefing says.

The nurses want a "fair wage", but their employer's offer is "not even close to that", union says.

Chris Rupe has thanked Aucklanders for their 27 years of patronage and urged them to support other locally owned hospitality businesses.

Tenants and their pets are moving in to New Zealand's biggest build-to-rent project next door to Auckland's Sylvia Park mall, but advocates say those most in need still can not afford them. Audio

世界合唱比赛于本周在奥克兰开幕，预期会为奥克兰带来超1000万纽元的经济效益。

It is the first time the games have been held in Oceania and only the second time it has been in the Southern Hemisphere.

It was a mixture of celebration, memories and a few tears as AM aired its final show on Newshub's last day.

Women who are unscreened or under-screened are at greater risk of developing cervical cancer, the government says.

Parents of school-aged children are choosing not to take their children out of school to travel, new data shows. Audio

No one was injured in the incident - the fourth of its type in a fortnight in Auckland.

Helena Cribb, 22, was charged over the hit and run death of 65-year-old Jason Collins.

The search was part of an investigation into the manufacturing and supply of class A drugs.

A judge has released the reasons why the former Green MP was handed a shoplifting conviction.