New ZealandCapturing the true spirit of young KiwisAlison Shanks has stood on the dais to receive world championship and Commonwealth Games gold medals. But she remembers just as vividly standing at the helm of the Spirit of New Zealand.29 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandBody confirmed as that of missing motoristA body found in a crashed car near Napier yesterday has been formally identified as missing motorist Alex Binns, police say.24 Jan 09:02 PM
New ZealandGirl, 8, plied with alcohol, court toldA young woman who has accused a former Hastings jockey of repeated rape, sexual and physical abuse from the age of six, told a court today he began plying her with alcohol when she was about eight.24 Jan 04:59 AM
New ZealandA few tweaks and the car tucks under the bedA retired mechanic has modified his car so he can tuck it under his bed.19 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandOutburst disrupts child-sex violation court appearanceThe family of a girl, 5, found dead last month had to be restrained when the man accused of sexually violating her appeared in court today. 11 Jan 10:12 PM
New ZealandCouple united by their scarsThey may not be able to exchange wedding rings, but a couple who survived a four-car smash will be united forever by matching scars.07 Jan 04:30 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
EntertainmentUncorking Cocker's new vintageJoe Cocker aims for radio hits on his latest album Hard Knocks.31 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandRoad toll up to sixThe holiday road toll has risen to six after a fatal crash on the Napier-Taupo highway this afternoon.31 Dec 03:00 AM
New ZealandExperimental drug for ill Hawkes Bay girlA chronically ill Hawkes Bay girl has been put on experimental drugs to stop her body rejecting transplanted organs.31 Dec 01:30 AM
New ZealandMatisse in intensive care after transplant rejectionMatisse Reid's celebration of her 10th birthday and Christmas Day came to a halt when she was taken back into intensive care. 27 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandLatest abuse tragedy: Sahara, 5This is the face of the latest New Zealand child to die as a result of alleged abuse. Five-year-old Sahara Jayde Baker-Koro was found dead in her bed in Napier early on Tuesday.23 Dec 05:30 PM
New ZealandCYF: Dead girl's mum was trying to rid her life of violenceThe mother of a girl, 5, found dead in her bed after an alleged assault was trying to escape violence in her life.21 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandAssault accused remanded in custody after 5-year-old's deathA man has been remanded in custody after he appeared in court charged with assault over the death of a girl, 5, in Napier.21 Dec 01:43 AM
New ZealandPower restored to NapierPower has been restored to Napier after a felled tree shortcircuited a cable supplying electricity to more than 21,000 people.19 Dec 09:39 PM
