Seven-year-old reported missing in Hamilton found

Paeroa business fined over 'callous exploitation of vulnerable migrants'

A Paeroa business has been fined more than $150,000 after migrant workers were forced to work up to 14 hours a day, seven days a week, without being paid their lawful entitlements.

Fatigue warning from coroner after fatal crash

A coroner has found the death of a driver who crashed into a school bus could have been prevented had he not driven while tired.

Media challenge Tom Phillips reporting restrictions at High Court

Court imposed restrictions have limited media organisations, as well as police and Oranga Tamariki, from sharing certain information since Tom Phillips was killed in the early hours of September 8.

Man arrested after shot fired near popular Thames swimming spot

The 20-year-old allegedly threatened members of the public on Kaueranga Valley Rd before the incident on Saturday evening.