Tauranga residents are concerned they are dealing with a serial animal abuser after a kitten was violently thrown against a door and killed this morning - the third horrific act of animal cruelty in the city in a month.
Figures to be released at an obesity summit today indicate 72 per cent of Australians aged over 25 will have a weight problem in 2025.
A toddler admitted to Starship Hospital earlier this year with a severe head injury has died.
An investigation has found that CYF failed to act on more than 200 cases of child neglect last year until notified more than 10 times.
A trial has begun for two police officers accused of punching and challenging to a fight an 18-year-old who was getting "a little bit lippy" after they were called to disperse a group of teens drinking in an Auckland park.
Stay-at-home mums are an endangered species these days. I was one once and even then it was hard work explaining why.
All police chases which led to a record 14 deaths this year were sparked by minor offences, rather than serious crimes, figures released to the Herald under the Official Information Act reveal.
Dita De Boni is horrified at the fear of a 2-year-old kicked to death after wetting himself.
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd believes he is being treated unfairly after being convicted yesterday for possessing 27 grams of cannabis.
Sow crates will be phased out by December 2015, Agriculture Minister David Carter announced today.
A former Marist teaching brother was today found guilty of 11 historic sex offences by a jury in the High Court at Wellington.