Ōtepoti's only hip-hop festival is poised to have its biggest year yet. A silent pandemic of drug-resistant infections has ...

A year on from the 2023 election, Labour leader Chris Hipkins reflects on his prime ministership with ODT political editor Mike Houlahan and considers how he can get the job back. The government says ...

Police say three women facing shoplifting charges left the courtroom and went on to steal the number plates off a vehicle parked directly outside. A crew of volunteer firefighters encountered "every ...