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'Baby-faced assassin back in business': TVNZ reporter questioned over texts

Thomas Mead, who is being sued by Talley's, faced a full day of cross-examination.

Te reo enrolments surge 75% in a decade as classes hit capacity

Enrolments in te reo courses jumped 75% in the past decade to 37,885.

Cop's police database use investigated after intimate relationship with rape complainant

'It made me feel quite sick,' rape complainant Alex McPhail said of the new accusations.

'Brazen and blatant': Man sold off a $34k cabin he'd hired for $8k

Joshua Turner has been told to repay his victims 'every cent', or he will go to prison.

‘I love not having kids’: Inside the club for women choosing a childfree life

Christchurch influencer Danni Duncan has launched a global childfree community.

Kiwis sitting on $1k in unused clothes as Uber, Red Cross push for donations

Kiwis now wait an average of six weeks to donate old clothing, up from two last year.

Shot out of a tree, bashed and dumped in a river: Murder trial hears startling claims

Anaru Moana went missing in December 2021. Police say he was murdered.

‘I have never seen anything like the fear I saw’: TVNZ reporter explains anonymous sources in defamation defence

TVNZ's Christchurch reporter Thomas Mead defends his investigation into Talley's.