A special visa introduced in March allows 4000 places for Ukrainians fleeing the war, but so far just 443 have arrived here.
Police said inquiries into the circumstances of the crash near Manukau are ongoing.
It comes after fresh scrutiny of Qatar's LGBTQIA+ rights record as the ball at the FIFA World Cup gets rolling.
The opening ceremony was ignored by the BBC, who highlighted Qatar's treatment of migrant workers and gay people instead.
Police say the attack on Saturday has left the man's wife severely traumatised.
Kate Moetaua was a teacher who made a difference.
Achilles injury suffered during the last minutes of the All Blacks' draw against England at Twickenham will sideline him for most of next year.
Private landlords say they've faced the same delays the Govt is citing for looking at shifting Kāinga Ora's July 2023 deadline - Covid-19 and supply chain issues.
If the amount of bookings for DECIDE tele-abortions continues at 15 bookings a day there will be 5475 a year.
The 'save your family doctor service" campaign launched yesterday, calling on the Government to provide more support.
Messages are not getting through to motorists on how to avoid crashes, police say.
Who over-achieved in an underwhelming car? Who nailed every task? Who fizzled out in failure? Dewi Preece takes a look through the F1 paddock for an end of season report card.
After the Ferns beat England at Eden Park Tui gave her medal to Lucia, a young fan recently recovered from leukaemia.
The vehicle was stolen during an incident in Hoon Hay at 7.50am on Saturday and was later found abandoned in St Albans at around 8.05am.
The seven-day rolling average of cases is now 3434.
The slip, which happened yesterday, caused State Highway 29, on the Tauranga side of Kaimai Range to close.
One of Sydney’s most prolific sex offenders has been unmasked after decades of police work.
Ukraine sees itself winning the war against Russia, not on its own, but with its friends by its side, however small and distant, writes Mei Heron.
Assistant coach says she would like to remain involved with new world champions but selection may be out of her hands.
Only around a quarter of the Warragamba Dam's supply is able to be filtered.
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell says the beauty therapist and the Takapuna clinic are to blame for the mistake.
Kiwi shakes off challenge by Ireland's Leona Maguire in Florida to finish on top of the LPGA season standings for the first time since 2015.
Supernatural creator Eric Kripke took to social media to pay tribute.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement this afternoon.
Two more schools were placed into lockdown, after the earlier lockdowns in Auckland's north-west earlier today.
Māori business owners say there are many benefits in buying Māori made products first.
The Foreign Minister said sanctions also apply to members of the inner circles of governments in Russia and Belarus.
The Grocery Industry Competition Bill will be introduced under urgency and is set to be in effect in mid-2023.
CCTV footage from an Inner Mongolia property shows dozens of sheep aimlessly looping for no obvious reason while other sheep watch on.
After their World Cup triumph, Wayne Smith wins coach of the year, Ruahei Demant player of the year and wing Tui breakthrough player.
It comes after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the 'Make it 16' group, which argued that preventing 16- and 17-year-olds from voting is discriminatory.
Around 48% of Kiwi kids currently don’t attend swimming lessons, according to a new report from Swim Safer.
Two students have been airlifted to hospital while up another nine and a teacher are also injured.
NIWA said 10 cubic kilometres of the seafloor was displaced - the equivalent of 2.6 million Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Tui was listed today as a “to be confirmed” regarding her place in next season’s Chiefs Manawa team in Super Rugby Aupiki.
Iwi and community leaders on the East Coast are deeply concerned about the loss of farming land to overseas forestry use.
Liku’alofa Beach Resort was destroyed by the tsunami in January, but that didn’t stop Expedia allowing Wendy to book a week-long stay there.
Footage from Auckland's Bastion Point shows the driver of a black Holden lose control, smashing into a parked car, launching it onto the vehicle behind.
Edward Anthony Peters was found with significant facial injuries just after midnight on Diaz Drive, Flaxmere, on November 16 and died on November 24, 2018.
The team looked almost unrecognisable as they traded boots and training shirts for hard hats, steel caps and hi-viz jackets.
