New ZealandCrashed driver takes good Samaritans' carPolice are disgusted after a crashed driver stole a car belonging to an elderly couple who had stopped to help him.16 Jan 11:10 PM
New ZealandCyclone set to bring winds and rain to NZNew Zealand could face strong winds and rain from a tropical cyclone battering the Pacific Islands with winds of up to 225km/hr.13 Jan 09:43 PM
TravelGreat NZ Beaches: Daniel KereopaNzherald.co.nz is celebrating the best things about New Zealand. Today surfer Daniel Kereopa shares his favourite NZ beaches. What do you think?08 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandAA: Safer roads, cars will reduce tollRoads and vehicles must be "more forgiving" to curb a road toll which averages more than one death a day, the AA says. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport today show 371 people died on the roads over the past year.05 Jan 08:13 PM
New ZealandSenior Whakatane Maori academic drownsA senior member of Whakatane's Maori university, Mark Laws, drowned yesterday at the East Cape settlement of Te Kaha.30 Dec 10:02 PM
EntertainmentImproved crowd control promised at music festCrowd control at Gisborne's Rhythm and Vines festival is being improved after boisterous partygoers forced organisers to shut down bus services last night.30 Dec 02:49 AM
New ZealandMore charges laid against cop bashing accusedThe two men arrested for attacking a police officer on the East Coast are facing more serious charges of threatening to kill him after appearing in Gisborne District Court today.29 Dec 11:40 PM
New ZealandOfficer keen to return to workA Wairoa policeman attacked by two men in Mahia on Boxing Day is keen to get back to his job, Police Minister Judith Collins says.29 Dec 07:29 PM
New ZealandFourth officer attacked on jobA Wairoa policeman became the fourth officer to be attacked on the job this month after he stopped two men suspected of carrying out a series of burglaries on the East Coast.28 Dec 09:36 PM
New ZealandEast the place to be for a feast of New Year sunshineNew Year's Day is tipped to offer sunny weather for most of the country and some respite from the recent muggy, humid weather.25 Dec 04:30 PM
KahuCrown and Ngati Porou sign Treaty dealThe Crown and Ngati Porou today signed a Treaty settlement giving the iwi $110m and the return of approximately 5898 hectares of land.22 Dec 01:08 AM
New ZealandExtra security at hospital after gang brawlThere is extra security at Gisborne Hospital following a gang brawl between Black Power and the Mongrel Mob last night.17 Dec 11:41 PM
EmploymentDunne defends Greymouth IRD job cuts announcementPeter Dunne has defended the timing of the announcement of eight job losses at the IRD in Greymouth.16 Dec 08:08 PM
Manufacturing80 jobs axed at Ohakune sawmillAnother 80 job losses announced today in a third sawmill unable to profitably export timber suggests the wood industry is in crisis, says a union representing workers in the sector.16 Dec 06:29 AM
