Two men who suffered brain injuries after falling 60m from Lion Rock had been drinking alcohol, police say.

St John Ambulance launch an internal investigation into why it took staff 22 minutes to reach a dying man in Taupo.

A major fire near Dunedin is continuing its destructive path through a large forestry plantation.

Police Minister talks tough after one cop goes into a coma and another had his lip bitten off.

Police say a baby found dead at a Christchurch house today was either a newborn or very young, with an inquiry into its death underway.

Police resources could be targeted to the rowdier days of the week in the extension of a trial that has had a big impact on crime.

A woman discharged from North Shore Hospital discovered nine days later that she had a broken back.

Up to 15 people were injured when a disgruntled customer allegedly lit a trolley full of fuel and fireworks in a Darwin office.

South Auckland small business owners are feeling safer after a series of violent attacks in 2008, but say more police and security are needed.