New ZealandHeroes try to help in house firePolice have hailed two two passers-by as heroes after the pair, who were on their way to work, stopped and tried to save a man from a burning house in Christchurch.29 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandPolice wrong to raise rescue hopes - mayorPolice made the "wrong call" to raise hopes for a rescue after the first Pike River Coal mine explosion, Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn says.28 Jan 03:32 AM
New ZealandMan hospitalised after caravan blazeA man has been hospitalised with burns and cuts after a caravan was deliberately set alight in Ashburton last night.28 Jan 01:18 AM
New ZealandCoroner's finding - first blast fatalAll 29 men lost in the Pike River disaster died within minutes of the first blast in the West Coast coal mine, a coronial inquest into the disaster has concluded.27 Jan 03:00 AM
New ZealandDiesel smell after blast, court toldThe man charged with overseeing the Pike River mine smelled diesel or exhaust in the air about the time it was hit with an explosion that killed 29 men.26 Jan 11:53 PM
New ZealandFirst blast lethal, Pike inquest toldThe 29 workers who died in the Pike River disaster would have died within minutes of the original explosion at the West Coast coal mine, a coronial hearing in Greymouth has heard.26 Jan 10:40 PM
New ZealandPolice use Interpol to track burn victim's husbandPolice have launched an international search to find the husband of a woman burned to death by the side of a Waikato road last week, after he flew to Fiji with their four-year-old son the day after her body was found.24 Jan 04:49 AM
New ZealandHusband of burned woman soughtThe husband of a woman found burned to death next to a Huntly road last week fled overseas with the couple's four-year-old son the day after her body was found, say police.24 Jan 12:42 AM
New ZealandWoman who burned to death namedPolice have identified the woman found burned to death next to a Huntly road and say her husband - who left NZ with their son on Friday - is a person of 'considerable interest' to their investigation.23 Jan 11:27 PM
New ZealandLesbian couple targeted in hate crime arsonA lesbian couple have been targeted by arson and had anti-gay slurs graffitied on their property. 22 Jan 10:38 PM
New ZealandWoman was alive when set alightA woman whose body was found burning by a remote Waikato road was alive when she was set on fire.22 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandBurned woman's death homicidePolice believe they have identified a woman found on fire on Thursday evening, and that an accelerant was used to start the blaze.22 Jan 03:30 AM
New ZealandBurning body identity still a mysteryPolice are tonight still trying to identify a woman whose burning body was on the side of the road in Waikato overnight.21 Jan 05:31 AM
New ZealandPolice seek public's help to identify burnt womanPolice are appealing for help identifying the body of a young woman found on fire near Huntly last night.20 Jan 11:17 PM
