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Police are urging people to lock their doors while parked at gas stations.

Woman fights off carjacker

A woman waiting in a car while her husband paid for petrol at a central Whangarei service station had to fight off a man who got in the driver's seat and tried to drive… 11Comments

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Gaza: Unarmed civilian shot by sniper

The man on the ground amid rubble after being shot for the first time. Photo / You Tube

Cameras captured the moment a Palestinian man was allegedly shot by an Israeli sniper while he searched for his family, before being shot again as he struggled to get…

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110 jobs could go at Fonterra plant

Job losses are being reported at Canpac in Hamilton. Photo / file

Fonterra says it's 'realigning' its packing operations at its Canpac plant in the Waikato - and 110 jobs may be lost as a result.

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I'm not the anonymous Cunliffe critic

Napier Labour candidate Stuart Nash says he wasn't the source making critical claims against Labour leader David Cunliffe.

"It wasn't me." Napier's Labour candidate Stuart Nash has denied the PM's accusation he's the party source who criticised David Cunliffe's ski holiday break.

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Empty seats for fans killed in MH17

United fans are (from left) Devin Williams, Steve Downey, Scotty Boyd, Paul Fitzsimmons, Steve Binns and Chris Taylor. Photo / Peter McIntosh.

Two seats were left empty as Newcastle played Sydney FC in Dunedin. They were for two men who died on board flight MH17.

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Opinion: How Cunliffe can turn it around

David Cunliffe says he will stick to Labour's knitting. Picture / Mark Mitchell

It hardly needs saying that these are difficult days for David Cunliffe. John Armstrong looks at what he needs to do to turn around his fortunes - and his party's.

Where are the missing 80 bodies?

A Malaysian air crash investigator holds a bag at a crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Photo / AP

International monitors say body parts are still scattered at the MH17 crash site, as Dutch experts said they were given 80 fewer corpses than rebels promised.

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Relief for red-light delays in city

Technical analyst Mohini Singh in front of the screens at the new Auckland Traffic Operations Centre on Queens Wharf. Picture /Chris Gorman

Relief could be at hand for motorists and cyclists suffering red-light rage on Auckland's clogged roads.

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Star West Ham striker won't play in NZ

West Ham's Andy Carroll (centre right) was meant to be a star attraction when the London club takes on the Phoenix at Eden Park. Photo / AP

West Ham striker Andy Carroll won't take the field in the Football United tour due to an ankle injury.

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Hospitals struggle with flu surge

An Auckland hospital has started putting off elective surgery after it was swamped with acutely unwell patients causing a shortage of beds.

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George Harrison tree killed by beetles

The tree planted in Los Angeles to honor former Beatle George Harrison has been killed by beetles. Photo / AP

Only in Hollywood....A tree planted as a memorial to honor former Beatle George Harrison has been killed - by beetles.

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Top rugby team dumps Malaysia Airlines

A visitor looks out on the tarmac at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Photo / AP

An international sports team due to fly to France on Malaysia Airlines is changing carriers because the players fear for their safety after the MH17 tragedy.

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Aucklanders told: Count your chickens

Got chickens in your backyard? Better count 'em. Photo / Michael Craig

Keeping more than six chickens on urban properties will require a licence under a new Auckland Council plan aimed at stopping stock from being a nuisance.