A luxury cruise ship that allegedly left a woman behind on a remote island had reportedly been struggling with mechanical problems before the fatal incident.

With RNZ reporter Jamie Wall covering the All Blacks in Chicago, our sports correspondent tonight is sports writer and author of the weekly newsletter Sport Review, Richard Irvine.

One Island Bay home was "completely gutted" with neighbours urged to close doors and windows to avoid exposure to smoke.

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A junior physiotherapist working at an Auckland hospital accessed the files of gunshot and stabbing victims, highly sensitive organ transplant patients and in one case, lab results for someone who had ...

An infectious disease expert whose own child is among those potentially exposed to measles says he has confidence in the public health advice.

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A group of Māori landowners taking the government to court over freshwater rights allege the current system of water ...

Two-year-old Luca Rooney's parents are living in hope their wee boy will soon have access to a "miracle" life-extending treatment for his cystic fibrosis.