Denise Caltaux says abuse in care is at the core of a lot of the country's social issues.

The body was located in the water near the City Bridge.

'Some of these buildings need urgent attention.'

Ratana Marae and Waitangi Treaty Grounds receive regional funding.

Okoia cat Jinx returned home with a bullet wound that broke his femur.

Police say inquiries into the circumstances of the incident are ongoing.

'It’s going to really accelerate that rebirth or renaissance that Whanganui’s had.'

'It’s more than a drink when there’s the connection of whānau.'

Jerome Kavanagh Poutama is on a mission to revive the Māori musical traditions.

At a minimum, the 19.3kg of meth had a wholesale value of over $3.5m.

Fraudster attends latest sentencing in construction get-up, saying he wants to work.

'You just have no idea what it’s going to look like on a camera.'

DoorDash launches in Taupō, Timaru, Cambridge and Te Awamutu, among other stores.

'It’s also the knowledge that our arts are alive and well in 2024.'

'This has been happening for years and years.'

'Don’t leave it to the last minute, get your whānau wrapped around you.'

'I would really like to shake his hand because he saved my dog.'

'His life deserves to be celebrated because he was one of the good guys.'

Morris dancers performing by the Riverboat Centre in Whanganui. Video / Steve Carle

'My heart goes out to those people and families.'

Four people have died on North Island roads today, in two separate crashes.

The clinic was unable to meet all the demand for its services.

Three central North Island iwi are preparing to elect their first board of trustees.

'People don’t really understand that the power is taken away from that person.'

The mauri stones were delivered by Aotea waka iwi of south Taranaki and Whanganui.

The Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi population increased by 44.2% between 2013 and 2023.

Legionnaires’ disease can be caught from bags or bulk loads of potting mix and compost.

Five works will bring focus to the cultural significance and tūpuna history of the area.

There's a call for direct action against would-be miners off the South Taranaki coast.

Career diplomat Michael Walsh joined MFAT in 1993.