A man told an inquiry he suffered all forms of abuse while in care, but the stripping of his cultural identity hurt him the most. Read...

More than 320 jobs are on the line at Auckland Council tomorrow when councillors vote behind closed doors on a proposal to privatise the parks division.The Herald understands left-wing councillors and Local Board members are struggling... Read...

A 32-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a shooting in the Wellington suburb of Vogeltown last Sunday. Read...

Nearly 200,000 chickens died in a single incident in 2019, after a power outage at an Auckland farm. Read...

David Crichton was physically and sexually abused in state care but not being told he was Samoan for three decades `hurts the most`. Read...

A Timaru man who strangled his ex-partner and used a vacuum cleaner pole during a second assault on her has received a sentence of intensive supervision and community detention. Read...

New shops and hospitality outlets will expand busy retail suburb in Christchurch. Read...

The Government has promised it will make a stretch of State Highway 2 near Lower Hutt safer after a man was killed there, but it`s not yet sure what that will mean. Read...

International visitors may soon have to pay to experience Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) while fixed-wing flights to tourist destinations could be a thing of the past, according to the Milford Opportunities masterplan launched Wednesday. Read...

Jacinda Ardern got the shot the day the vaccine rollout was extended to the general population. Read...