New ZealandStudents treated at after-ball after downing energy drinksStudents at the St Kentigern College after-ball party were treated by paramedics after becoming ill from drinking large quantities of Red Bull.19 Jun 04:00 PM
New ZealandPolice hunt runaway death-race youthThe driver of a car that smashed into a house left behind dead and dying friends to escape with those he was racing against just seconds before.19 Jun 04:00 PM
New ZealandGunman issued licence despite concernsShayne Sime was issued a gun licence just two years before he turned his weapons on Christchurch police.18 Jun 01:06 AM
New ZealandBomb sat in underwear drawerA bomb that forced the evacuation of more than 100 people from their homes sat in its owner's underwear drawer for three years before he decided to get rid of it.10 Jun 04:00 PM
New ZealandCrashes resume as holiday endsBarely a day after the end of a Queen's Birthday weekend with the lowest road toll in 54 years, two people - one a 3-year-old boy - died in separate crashes.08 Jun 04:00 PM
New ZealandSeparate road incidents claim two livesA child has been killed in a bus crash near the Northland town of Kaeo and another person has died after a crash in Canterbury late today.08 Jun 07:23 AM
New ZealandBooze-affected resident owes life to fire heroA Rotorua man is alive today only because a stranger kicked down the door of his burning home and dragged him to safety.07 Jun 04:00 PM
New ZealandSpeed crackdown is the ticket - policeA holiday weekend crackdown on speeding may be extended across the year after a big drop in accidents, with one fatality so far.05 Jun 04:00 PM
New ZealandPolice charged with drink drivingFive police officers have been charged with drink-driving in the past 12 months - including a senior constable working in an Auckland serious crash unit.30 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandSeatbelts may have saved students in mini-van crashA school mini-van driver remains in hospital after being injured in an accident on a wet road in the Waikato today.26 May 08:00 AM
New ZealandFlood waters recede but snow on horizonFlood waters in Canterbury and Otago have begun to recede as heavy rain eases, but there's no respite with snow forecast for tonight.26 May 06:00 AM