By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of The team of social workers, lawyers, forensics, police prosecution, registrar, kaumātua and kuia who oversee the progress of youth in Taitamariki Court with Judge Greg Davis. Photo:...

Captain Aaron Clark serenades Opua from Artefact’s foredeck. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf It was quite a homecoming for the “boat-mad” boy who grew up sailing Optimists and left school aged 15 to...

Jerrim Toms’ sister Natasha holds a picture of him. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A coroner says substance abuse played a role in Jerrim Toms’ declining mental health on the day he was killed...

Charlie’s Rock is a popular swimming hole in Kerikeri, a 15-minute walk up Waipapa River from Landing Road. Photo: Supplied / Peter de Graaf A teenage girl has been rescued by helicopter after falling...

Stuff A person has died following a crash in Kaipara. Police say one person has died following a crash in Kaipara on Wednesday afternoon. The crash, which was reported to police around 3.10pm, involved...