Days after her debut solo EP won the Best Independent Debut Award, Christchurch musician Byllie-jean chats about overcoming whakama [shame] and the caravan that keeps her housing anxiety at bay.

A woman was cut on the face and thought she would die as she tried to force a knife-wielding burglar out of her home.

Xi Chen, pastor of the Bread of Life Christian Church in Auckland, said the ruling was a "new beginning" while those opposed ...