Bill English tries out rickshaws, chocolate and washing machines in the Wairarapa.

Eketahuna - a joke town to much of New Zealand - is making an unlikely recovery.

Police want to speak to anyone who saw a man fitting the offender's description.

The 4.4 magnitude quake was felt as far away as Auckland.

A blaze ripped through Motuwairaka Marae sometime before 4am.

Emergency services were called to Motuwairaka Marae just before 5am.

About 21,000 people have passed NCEA exams but have no credits due to unpaid fees.

Police speaking to 'person of interest' after mother taking son to karate struck by car.

Two people killed after being struck by cars on North Island roads.

Kiwis in Aussie are wondering about their future in what used to be the 'Lucky Country'.

Woman accused of burning down a Mauriceville house has said she will be pleading guilty.

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'It was really scary because when we pulled over, we only had two seconds to get out.'

Human error and a lack of "clear communication'' have been ruled as the reasons.

A health worker says he deeply regrets stealing the drugs for his partner.

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The Police Dive Squad has completed a search in the Manawatu River after a missing man's car was found parked nearby. Constable Gareth

The woman who died in a two-car crash on a bridge near Eketahuna, north of Masterton has been named as 46-year-old Nicola Dawn Dryden.

Man, 59, had no food and no bedding for two days after police forgot about him in a court holding cell.

Two people escaped serious injury after their car and caravan veered off the road and crashed down a bank yesterday afternoon.

It's set to be a scorcher of a Saturday, with temperatures in some parts of the country expected to hit the high 20s.

One person is dead after a car went off a bridge into the water in the Masterton District.

Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.

It was a wild day of weather for the upper North Island yesterday, but what will today bring?

Two men will appear in court charged with a range of drug and firearms offences after police carried out two search warrants.

Motorists are being diverted away from a section of State Highway 2 after a serious crash this afternoon.

A heart attack victim has been described by medics as a "very lucky man" after having the medical issue at an event wherewith two

Teacher at prestigious Masterton school under investigation. Schools refusing to say what the allegations are.

Arrests have been made following Wednesday night's incident when two women were allegedly robbed at gun point. Police say the women