Rushton told police it wasn't impulsive and he had a sexual sickness.

Fireball spotted above Wellington.

Armed police swarmed a street after school lockdowns lifted.

The All Blacks have made one change and a positional switch .

How bad do things have to become for the alert levels to change?

Wearing an eye mask, the victim thought her friend was patting her on the forehead.

Average wait times for medical care doubles as winter illnesses hit clinics.

Staff at Porirua facility feared poor conditions would lead to "serious injury or death".

A former Corrections officer has been awarded $70,279.24 for being unjustifiably fired.

BA.1, BA.2, BA.5 and now BA.2.75. Why have there been so many Omicron subvariants?

The woman abandoned her bid for continued name suppression.

PM welcomes new Aussie Government's decision for immediate flood assistance for Kiwis.

The 13-year-old was looked after by other passengers.

Mum who was shot and had leg amputated still standing and ready to take on the world.

Eight of 13 missing hikers check in with authorities as rain hampers recovery efforts.

Police say the shooter evaded initial arrest dressed as a woman and fading into crowd.

OPINION: Alcohol is so 'poorly regulated' and no one wants to talk about it.

Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.

Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick has picked a fight with some powerful lobbies.

Researchers reveal new evidence that overcrowded homes raise acute rheumatic fever risk.

'I certainly won't rule out going back into red within the next few weeks,' expert says.

Mark Lipsham gave Kim Helmbright nearly $3m within two months of meeting her

A $17 million dollar winner ended up in legal dispute with a woman over two properties.

Paltry supplies of chicken nuggets as worker and CO2 shortages hit.

A bystander claiming to be a nurse used a piece of clothing to stem the boy's bleeding.

There are 9629 new community cases of Covid-19, up by more than 3000 from yesterday.