EXCLUSIVE: In a letter to the Herald, Teina Pora says he has been treated unfairly.

A deep analysis of mortgage registrations has revealed which areas of NZ are the most and least leveraged, and which bank is winning the cut-throat mortgage war.

NZ Rugby has partnered with Statistics NZ to try to determine whether the lasting impacts of concussions while playing rugby increase the risk of dementia.

Last year representatives from World Rugby, NZ Rugby and AUT delivered the results of a study into the health of retired rugby players. Behind the united front, there were divisions.

An autistic man has been locked in a tiny, isolated area of a mental health unit for five years despite top-level warnings his treatment breaches human rights.

"First we'll have a couple of beers then we'll check out the birds." Never a truer word has been spoke as the Auckland Pigeon Racing Federation's season takes flight.

CYF has admitted failing the teenage boy who killed Auckland dairy owner Arun Kumar, but say it is "unclear" whether the tragedy could have been prevented.

A wealthy National Party donor described one of China's most wanted fugitives as his "best friend", court documents reveal.

A drunken brawl that left Melissa Ansin's partner George Siaosi trapped in his own body highlights the battle to create a safe city at night.

Cold case murder investigation into death of Katrina Jefferies led to jailing of Michael Te Arawaka Te Huia for a string of sex and violence charges spanning 30 years.

Dylan Cleaver was ringside as Joseph Parker forged ahead in his bid for world domination.

Magic Mike liked a certain type of girl: Young, vulnerable and preferably smoking dope.

Nia Glassie and Moko Rangitoheriri were both beaten to death at the age of 3.

Mossack Fonseca used a bankrupt Elvis impersonator from Tauranga to provide a sham residential address for the alleged bagman in a major bribery scandal in Iraq.

A jailhouse informant who claimed David Tamihere confessed to murdering two Swedish backpackers is being sued for perjury.

Hilary Barry's resignation from TV3 appears to have been the tipping point which led to a revolt by MediaWorks executives against company boss Mark Weldon.

John Key's lawyer, Ken Whitney, was criticised by the High Court after creating a sham trust for a bankrupt property developer then

John Key's personal lawyer cited a conversation with the Prime Minister when lobbying a Minister about a potential crackdown on the lucrative foreign trust industry.

The 2011 Christchurch earthquake killed 185 people, and NZers vowed never to forget them. But what of those who took their lives in its aftermath?

It takes a shocking incident to set off the kind of alarm that results in an inquiry into gun laws.

Retired All Black skipper creates an income base that reveals a canny eye for shrewd investments.

Teen sex is again in the spotlight after a group of boys were spared convictions for sex with underage girls. Some say they should never have been charged.

The campervan company has attracted a slew of complaints and doesn't seem keen to change its ways - but a trio of ministers are out to change that.

WATCH: One of the greatest All Blacks reveals how the big hits during his playing days may have taken a terrible toll.

INTERACTIVE: 20 large companies made $10b of sales to Kiwis, but paid just $1.8min tax.

David Paul Mills sentenced to home detention despite three violent attacks on three young men he was arresting.

EXCLUSIVE: Government evaluates plan to allocate cash based on students' risk of failure.

A Herald investigation has found a cluster of dementia cases from the Ranfurly Shield-winning team of 1964, and loved ones are asking questions.

In a special investigation the Herald explores the connection between concussions suffered on the rugby field and dementia.