Stories by Jean Edwards

Grieving families hope a coronial hearing starting today will help answer lingering questions about the final moments of the 51 Muslims murdered in the Christchurch terror attacks.

The Disability Support Network says the Ministry of Health's failure to notify the sector of a booster deadline extension could have resulted in staff being unnecessarily suspended or dismissed today.

Tongans in New Zealand have been praying for their Pacific Island families, as they endure an agonising wait for news from relatives cut off from the world.

Paediatricians warn most children would suffer more from widespread school closures than any possible exposure to coronavirus in the classroom.

Celebrated Raglan surfer Billy Stairmand is an Olympian and eight-time national champion but is yet to ride a wave in Westport on the South Island's rugged West Coast.

New Zealand is being urged to heed the lessons from Australia's Covid-19 testing debacle in the event of a similar explosion in Omicron cases in Aotearoa. Audio

Staff celebrating a white Christmas at Antarctica's Scott Base have set themselves a seemingly daunting annual task - a DIY gift made on the ice.

When torrential rain set off a series of giant mudslides in Banks Peninsula's Goughs Bay, Marie Haley spent a terrifying night wondering if her house would go with them.