Graduates of local television dramas, soap operas and sitcoms combine their talents.

Summer has ground to a spectacular halt in a number of regions over the past week - is it going to get even worse?

Police are hunting for a heavily tattooed man who allegedly pointed a gun at a woman in central Napier yesterday.

A 61-year-old church minister was killed on Christmas Eve when two 4WD vehicles collided and rolled in Napier.

A Hastings primary school teacher facing 14 charges of assaulting pupils has been remanded for trial.

Lenny Holmwood grabbed the barrel of Jan Molenaar's gun, telling him "don't do that, mate - there's no need for this".