Felix Walton

A navy officer accused of threatening an interpreter in Afghanistan has been found not guilty at a court martial.

Tangaru-Noere Turia was showing signs of psychosis and wielding a shotgun when he was killed by police

The Ministry of Social Development said the funding would be redirected into a Sexual Violence Prevention initiative.

The Ministry of Social Development said the funding would be redirected into a Sexual Violence Prevention initiative.

The Heart Foundation's fundraising website was taken offline on Thursday night after it was flooded with spam advertising - everything from pokies to pornography.

Boyuan Zhang and his mother Xin Li have been fined a combined $5000, the first time anyone has been sentenced for smuggling pounamu.

A network of family violence support services says staff at the government's Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention aren't to blame for the board's failures.

A Northland health provider says families in the region are still living in the shadow of meth addiction.

Researchers are using tiny backpacks to keep track of New Zealand's most elusive gecko species.

An organiser for the Iranian-New Zealander community says any peace deal with the Islamic Republic is unacceptable.