Kate Green

"We want to make sure that when people are in distress, they can come into a safe environment, talk to someone who's been there themselves," the Health Minister says.

After backlash from the crowd, nearby stallholders and people online, the vendor was asked to take the piece of jewellery off display.

Police have arrested two protesters who scaled the building of international weapons company NIOA in Rolleston, south of Christchurch.

An Auckland man who raped and assaulted six girls when they were all teenagers - and then went on to offend against a 13-year old while he still had name suppression - can finally be identified.

RV Sonne is giving scientists new insight into the ocean floor, scouting underwater volcanos and coral reefs around the motū.

Winstone Aggregates is attempting to acquire a 29 hectare chunk of land in Belmont Regional Park through the Fast-track Approvals Act.

Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki says the latest amphibian conservation status report uses mining company research.

A thousand-hectare block of land containing precious wetland and native bush is up for sale in Eastbourne, and the regional council is considering throwing its hat in the ring to buy it.

A huge increase in critically endangered Archey's frog numbers has been confirmed, as the Department of Conservation updates its conservation statuses for amphibians.

A man who lives in a Wellington social housing complex recently deemed earthquake-prone hopes some residents will be able to stay in their homes while work is carried out.

Workers have been worried the directive would lead to mail going undelivered and are trying to get NZ Post to change its mind.

A North Canterbury helicopter pilot says locals were very lucky to escape property damage, after a scrub fire in Hurunui over the weekend.

Organisers have been calling for witnesses after a number of allegations were raised.

Local ratepayers dispute the local council's version of flooding and erosion risk along the coast.

The greenhouse, built in 1960 to house exotic plants at the city's Botanic Gardens, faced demolition as the council sought to save money as part of its long-term plan amendment. Audio

The begonia house in Wellington's Botanic Gardens has been given a second chance at survival. Audio

The future of nearly a third of all huts and tracks managed by the Department of Conservation is in limbo, as the agency faces a 30 percent shortfall in funding to maintain them. Audio

The school's biggest teaching block was pronounced earthquake-prone last year

People are being asked to come forward with names of anyone they saw engaging in public sex or masturbation at New Zealand's version of the Burning Man festival.

The man entered no plea when he appeared in the High Court in Wellington, charged with attempted murder.

It's hard to find closure when the culprit is still out there, victim's niece says: "The fact that he's died in the way that he has died is constantly in your thoughts."

Artificial intelligence is making conservation efforts faster and easier in the fight for total pest eradication, with new traps able to tell predator from protected species.

From Antarctic rescues to combat zones to crocodile relocations, the fleet clocked up 155,000 hours of flight time and 100,000 landings.

Police say they want to hear from anyone with information relating to the bush fire in Whitby on Wednesday afternoon, including CCTV or dashcam footage.

"I just sensed there was going to be danger when I saw him walk up the stairs to her house", Emma Nguyen says of the attack that left Destiny Otton-Rakuraku, 34, with severe burns