The mother of the Kahui twins broke down in tears at an inquest today as she conceded that her evidence about how she came into hospital "does not match" that of a nurse.

A mother has told a court she knew teenager James Webster was dead as soon as she walked into the room where he had been put to bed.

Macsyna King maintains she never "hurt" or "beat" her twin sons, telling an inquest into their deaths "I did not cause them any injuries".

Peng Cheng Tian, 26, has been found guilty in the High Court in Auckland of stabbing a fellow student to death and putting her body in a suitcase.

The Kahui twins' mother was enrolled in an anger management course a month before they were fatally injured but never attended, an inquest into their deaths heard today.

Two young brothers who went missing from their home overnight were found with a relative who had not called anyone, say police.

During Waimarino's new Thermal Hot Pool & Glow-worm Cave Kayak Tour, paddlers skirt the bushy shores of Lake Rotoiti before slipping into a cave where glow-worms twinkle all around.

Dozens of homeowners are asking more than $20k a week in rent for the RWC with at least one website threatening to remove some listings.

Galia BarHava-Monteith is an Israeli-born executive coach, consultant and co-founder of professional women's online networking website. She tells Gill South about their area.

If the kids are city slickers, get visit a local petting farm to get them in touch with some of New Zealand's favourite animals.

They don't do a standing cordero asado at Buenos Aires in Herne Bay, but they do the next best thing.

The trend for hobbies and habits of yesteryear is back in vogue your inner.

There was less crime and more of it was solved in the year ended June 30, police say.

One of Auckland Zoo's oldest residents, Snorkel the hippopotamus, was euthanised last night after her health deteriorated.

A new Argentinian restaurant shows promise - if it can get the basics right.

An unlicensed drink driver who fled police and ran a red light before crashing into a car, killing two, has pleaded guilty to their manslaughter.

By day, Morag McDowell investigates death. And by night, well, she sings about it. The full-time Auckland coroner and part-time opera singer talks to Rebecca Barry.