A young man is dead after his car crossed the centre line and was partially crushed under a school bus carrying 21 teenagers.

A plane that crashed near Fox Glacier, killing nine, is believed to have been over its maximum allowable weight and off-balance.

Tainui board members are deciding between former Assistant Police Commissioner Clint Rickards or Parekawhia McLean to lead the tribe's administrative arm.

Public confidence in the New Zealand police has increased since last year, according to an annual survey.

North Shore Hospital has apologised for leaving an elderly heart patient in the emergency department for five hours between doctor consultations.

A man who killed himself in police custody could have been saved if police had followed proper procedures, the IPCA finds.

An ambulance answering an emergency call and another vehicle collided in last night, causing a rush-hour traffic snarl-up.

Fireworks might legally go on sale only today, but already firefighters have been called to a school blaze deliberately caused by them.

Police have defended their appointment of a senior officer, the alleged subject of claims of sexual harassment, to a plum job in London.

All the crashes which caused seven fatalities this Labour weekend were avoidable, say police.

A Hamilton man will appear on court on a firearm charge after the death of a woman near Taupo last night.

A grieving husband wants answers on how his wife died from meningococcal disease, despite repeatedly seeking medical help.