New ZealandMissing boy, 4, known to 'wander off'The police dive squad is searching a Gisborne river close to the home where a four-year-old boy disappeared yesterday.17 Aug 11:15 PM
New ZealandFamily hunts through night for lost boy, 4Lucas Ward's family 'just turned around and he wasn't there', police say. Photo / NZPA17 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandCrane brought in to clear SH1 crashA truck and trailer unit carrying chemicals and general goods has rolled and blocked southland lanes on State Highway 1.16 Aug 10:51 PM
New ZealandI didn't take Ecstasy: teenThe 18-year-old who fell from a central Auckland car parking building denies she had taken Ecstasy.14 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandDying man's suicide bidEuthanasia advocates say lawmakers need to address the issue of terminally ill people who try to take their own life.14 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandJoyride in ambulance thief twice the legal limitA 22-year-old is charged with stealing an ambulance he had called for his friend, who had fractured his skull and vertebrae after falling 4m onto concrete.12 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandZoe's chopper call all down to timingLying upside down with her scalp gashed open and an arm pinned under her friend's car, 15-year-old Zoe Hendriks came within minutes of not getting the help she so seriously needed.12 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandAccused mother asked for helpA mother accused of murdering her baby said she felt "incapable" of looking after her children.12 Aug 01:45 AM
New ZealandCYF 'oversight' in drowned baby caseA CYF supervisor says an oversight meant a parental assessment was not carried out for a baby boy who was returned to his parents and allegedly drowned by his mother.11 Aug 03:01 AM
New ZealandOne dead after day of fiery collisionsA police car and a truck collided in one of several serious incidents on North Island roads yesterday that left one person dead.10 Aug 08:26 PM
New ZealandA fiery day on the roadsTwo police officers were last night in hospital after their patrol car and a truck collided in one of several serious incidents on North Island roads yesterday that left one person dead.10 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandWorker tumbles 40m from Mount summitA 63-year-old council contractor survived a 40m plunge down a sheer rock face from the peak of Mt Maunganui.09 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandGirl's 6-floor city plungeA North Shore 18-year-old is lucky to be alive after falling multiple storeys from a carpark building during a night of drinking and taking Ecstasy.09 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandHusband loses fight to save his soul mateA businessman has told of his desperate attempts to save his badly injured wife after she drove off the road in bad weather.07 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandPublic servants roasted over spendingThe organisation behind the biggest-spending public servant says his $100 lunches were necessary.05 Aug 06:36 AM
New ZealandPublic servants told to cut spendingPublic servants have been told to cut back on expenses after some $875,000 was spent by chief executives between July 2008 and June 2010.05 Aug 01:42 AM
New ZealandTwo in custody after AOS raidA man, believed to be wanted 32-year-old fugitive Daniel Vae, is one of two in custody after an armed police callout in the Auckland suburb of Glenfield today.03 Aug 01:59 AM
New ZealandMan dies after car driven through street fightTwo people have been charged with assault after a man was fatally struck by a car during a street brawl in south Auckland early this morning.01 Aug 05:44 AM
New ZealandRoad smash carnage kills fiveFive people were killed and two more are fighting for their lives after a string of road accidents yesterday.31 Jul 04:00 PM
New ZealandTwo dead after Desert Road crashCold, icy conditions may have been a factor in a crash between a car and a truck between Waiouru and Rangipo this morning, which killed two men.31 Jul 12:17 AM
