The Govt announced in March funding had run out and it would permanently seal the mine.

The woman has been charged with several alleged offences.

A source told the Herald it was "the worst child exploitation material we've come across".

The 50-year-old was sometimes the public face of the Waikato chapter.

She was in charge of investigating many of New Zealand's high-profile coronial deaths.

Two men are charged with murder after a killing at a housing complex.

Starting a fire in a historic Bay of Islands reserve with a home-made bomb reckless.

The jury has heard more Crown evidence on day two of a Tauranga High Court murder trial.

Authorities remain concerned about the beliefs and actions of an alleged Isis sympathiser.

The youth, who is now 19, admitted charges of billsticking and possession of a knife.

One day before she spoke to the judge, Britney Spears made a surprising phone call.

#MeToo activists are now worried the reverse will have chilling effects on victims.

A cake retailer and a florist continue to deny their charges.

Brierley group of companies alleges PwC provided wrong advice over 20 years.

Louise Upston was thrown out of Parliament in a kerfuffle over the bill's delay.

'Child sexual abuse imagery is not a victimless crime, it involves real children.'

Arrested men in Hells Angels brawl allegations have mixed luck in bail bids.

Latest appeal bid by Grace Millane's killer to the Supreme Court has failed.

'What you did last night wasn't cool': Sailor accused of targeting three female comrades.

Man charged over the death of Outlaws leader Peter Lui in Napier has been granted bail.

'Ultimately, he did not have a choice,' jury told as sick man's last days described.

The jury was unable to deliver verdicts on five charges.

Three other officers at the scene of the killing are scheduled for trial in March.

Euro Corporation was the final company to be sentenced after a series of investigations.

Survivors say they were subjected to electric shock treatment and the drug paraldehyde.