Police were alerted to the Hamilton incident at 9.30am.

When the teen tried to cut contact with him, he threatened to leak her naked photos.

Aramu Rangi is now serving two prison sentences, totalling 12 years.

Paul Smith, known as ‘Gandalf’, faces new charges in Whangārei District Court.

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Contact is buying 2.8 petajoules of gas from Methanex over eight weeks.

Several lucky players have snagged prizes this evening.

The tour kicks off June 26 in Gisborne and ends August 9 in Wellington.

Forest360's move takes 8 truck & trailer loads of logs off the road to New Plymouth daily.

Three players each won $333,333, sharing first division's $1m prize.

State Highway 3 at Awakino remains closed. No detour is available.

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The charges were laid four years after Nathan Frost murdered his family members.

The teenager went missing from her Mangorei Rd in New Plymouth on Friday.

'Really, there needs to be some involvement from everybody.'

A potential low-system is set to form on the northeast coast of New Zealand.

Paul Harrop once ran a $4 million farm. Now, he's in prison.

The cyclist was taken to hospital but died a few days later.

The hotel's licensee was left with only the clothes on his back and his little kitten.

At 62, he's taught the children and grandchildren of former students.

The parties will now pursue separate developments in Manāia.

The Government says the 10-year plan is the first of its kind.

The fire, measuring 300m by 200m, is burning grass, scrub, and pine trees.

The woman got into her ute, did a three-point turn, accelerated, and drove at the victim.

He had sex on his mind and used the game to manipulate the woman, the judge found.