Yadanar was betrayed by her own mother and sold to an elderly Chinese man.

In her final days, Penny Bright made peace with old foe John Banks at her bedside.

An East Auckland hair salon is standing by its decision to charge kids adult prices after it received a flood of criticism and feedback.

Polluted run-off is the most significant contributor to a decline in New Zealand’s water quality.

There's nothing quite like waking up and indulging in a warm cup of coffee that's been brewed to perfection.

Macroinvertebrate health likely or very likely degrading at two out of five sites.

Daughter says INZ's treatment of mother was inhumane and cruel.

The National Party leader is looking and sounding like a political novice but he is not.

Khin believed she had a new job singing in a restaurant, but it was too good to be true.

Craig Wilson exclusively reads an extract from his new book, Bravo Kiwi: New Zealand Soldiers, Afghanistan, and the Battle Of Baghak.

Christchurch death related to synthetic cannabis.

Interview with Fletcher Building CEO and chair of Mercury NZ and The Warehouse Group. / Brett Phibbs

$7.6 million will pay for new automatic gates and hazard lights.

Auckland Regional Council has announced it is closing down the Mt Wellington kart/bike track prematurely, two years before the new track is proposed to be finished.

Interview with Roger Twose, a director of Willis Bond which developed Wynyard Central, where the last of 4 penthouses is being marketed.

New Zealand trusts business Perpetual Guardian has signed off on the four-day week, turning an experiment into company policy.

Chemical found in plastic detected in tests on Hutt City aquifer.

Traces of Bisphenol-A, a chemical commonly used in plastic packaging, has been discovered in Wellington's drinking water.

John Holyoake, chief executive of the Tamaki Redevelopment Company talks about the changing face of housing and community in Glen Innes.

Glen Innes resident Tamati Patuwai talks about the changing face of Glen Innes and the affects it is having. / Greg Bowker

Taste testing vegetarian burgers as part of World Vegetarian Day.

More than 420 people have died, with officials still to reach other areas of Sulawesi.

A heroic toddler born with brain and heart defects has had risky surgery to change the shape of her head and allow her brain to grow. But that was not the end her health problem. / Video by Greg Bowker

Rescuers are rushing to the Indonesian region of Sulawesi.

On the right track: Outgoing KiwiRail boss Peter Reidy talks about the challenges for trains and his new role at Fletcher building

Steve Braunias asked his friend Shayne Carter to teach him how to drive.

The explanation isn't overly scientific either, NIWA says.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has given her first statement to the UN General Assembly.

Filmmaker Gabo Arora describes how this child bride story affected him deeply.

PM speaks at UN, expected to give response to Trump, talk climate change.