Waitematā DHB acknowledges community frustration over new maternity unit

Horowhenua mayor wants mayoral MPs to break through perceived barrier to decision-makers.

Police are on the scene on West Auckland's Lincoln Road.

Group aims to have rat traps in a quarter of backyards.

Drivers fed up with delays after changes to intersection in Mt Albert

After a roadside birth last month, more are feared in rural Southland.

A ferry's engine-cooling problem causes delays, frustration for Waiheke Island commuters.

A drug expert says it is probably "shaky ground".

Auckland Library is holding an exhibition of historic images captured by Charlie Dawes.

Study finds benefits in combination therapy for patients with mild asthma

PM felt a sense of betrayal when she shifted electorates - and 'angsted' about her hair.

St Helier's nudist beach's various names prompt call for new signs to display them all.

Local board wants level crossing delays trimmed in Mt Albert and Morningside.

Study finds 47% of major-trauma patients have moderate/severe disability at one year

School warns parents not to leave children unattended at gates.

Some Auckland bus services still likely to be cancelled as drivers take statutory breaks.

Tokoroa crew were first firefighters at crash scene north of Taupō where eight died.

West Auckland woman calls for witnesses to her attack to come forward.

Army widow saw need for family support and created service to cater for it.

Auckland Anzac digger Les Jerram survived two world wars.

Searches of village, dunes and lake found few signs of missing Waikato storekeeper.

'Had he had a broken neck, if he was moved that could have caused paralysis' says partner.

Medicine costing more than $900,000 a year can slow progress of her terminal illness.

Dry summer and treatment problems blamed for sewage smells in two parts of Auckland.

Coroner rejects on-call doctor's evidence of Auckland traffic jams on evening of death.

Coroner finds Zachary Gravatt would probably have died even if doctor returned sooner.

Heavy gates in Auckland suburb recall architectural style of communist Eastern Europe.

Practical jokers erect fake signs for April Fool's Day.

Plans for dealing with mass-casualty events to be reviewed in light of massacre.

Euthanasia bill backers say scientific polls a better judge of opinion than submissions.

Pharmac seeking new influenza vaccines to protect elderly and children.

Property price rises at resort towns outstrip city increases.

Music therapy helps people with speech or language problems caused by brain disorders.

Debate over sightings and sinking of wartime Japanese submarine in New Zealand.

Sir Ray Avery's LifePod incubators voluntarily delayed in India for extra checks

From 20km/h to zero: Cyclist thrown over handlebars when crack in path caught wheel.

Chef murdered ex-fiancee in her mother's Whanganui home after love turned sour.

Youth was acquitted of murdering George Crewe near Whangarei in 1932.

Low-key influenza memorial a lost opportunity for pandemic planning, say researchers.

Sounds murder detective explains how to investigate 62-year-old missing boy case

Four people with links to New Zealand died in the 2014 Malaysia Airlines disasters.

Former PM spends time with a women's empowerment group in Afghanistan.

On-street parking fees fuel demand for free spaces at Albany park-and-ride.

World War 1 censorship set stage for a century of state snooping on New Zealanders

Fine for unlawfully letting off fireworks in public places introduced in 1850

Little Isla was 'doing ok' up until last Christmas, then the cancer came back.

Controversial plan to build $1.4 billion housing development sunk by drawn-out appeals.

Food industry group says diet drink/stroke study is fake news

Cycle races were held on the same Auckland circuit at the same time, resulting in tragedy.

Murder suspicion fell on dead bank robber, but coroner ruled otherwise.

Stoats not responsible for deaths of pāteke/brown teal ducks on Aotea/Great Barrier Island

Conservationists call for closure of commercial squid fishery after sea lions die

Hunua in Auckland forecast to swelter in region's hottest day of the year.

Captain disciplined over wreck of the Penguin in which more than 70 lives were lost.

Trial of Red Boats after man fell from Auckland Harbour party boat to start today.

Fourteen injured when Auckland commuter train ploughed into express

NZ World War I photographer's medals to be displayed before Anzac Day.

Extreme dryness in Nelson and Tasman has allowed for 'fuel' for the blaze, NIWA says

National MP seeks shorter school holiday for the good of parents and pupils.

National MP seeks shorter school holiday for the good of parents and pupils.

A birthday document signed by nearly 13,000 Aucklanders has been put online