A man described by a High Court judge in Northland as "dangerous and evil" has been denied permission to appeal against his conviction

A woman frantically racing to a serious crash involving her husband ran out of petrol a few hundred metres down the road.

WATCH: In a possible world first, a Russell couple has filmed a wild two-week-old kiwi and both its parents emerging from a nest in the dead of night.

As news that the world's largest single-masted sloop was docked in Northland for repairs spread so have the bookings for next year.

KiwiRail has slashed its freight service on the Northland-Auckland line by half, but says the volume of freight transported will essentially

A Dannevirke man said he couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a car plough into a house on High St in the early hours of Saturday

Watch: 56 students from all over the world - many who have never met face to face - show that a little teamwork can go a long way.

Duane Tawhai was close to tears as he told of his struggle to cope.

Barrie Knightbridge was at home at Cooper's Beach last week, recovering from an illness that, according to the medical odds, he should

A popular central city backpackers has been raided by armed police in Wellington.

A convicted meth dealer had months hacked off his sentence after convincing gang members to surrender a cache of 20 weapons.

A "super pod" of about 25 orcas have been socialising and hunting stringrays in the Whangarei Harbour. Northland orca expert Ingrid

A front made its icy way up the country, bringing with it snow, sleet and freezing cold temperatures with winds of up to 120km/h.

A bit of good news brought Rachel Burt to tears this week. It was just what she needed after a particularly tough time. She was

A water ski club that brings huge spin-offs to Kaipara's economy is meeting this weekend to decide its future after a bylaw proposes

People who don't like the sight of blood or gore should probably avoid Whakapara from tomorrow as a major movie about a zombie apocalypse

Bay of Plenty employers have collectively paid out more than $548,400 over the past four years for causing serious harm to their workers

A Whangarei dairy farmer has been fined $3000 after two of his cows died on their way to an abattoir and a similar number had to be

She checked her ticket about 49 times, but despite her initial scepticism, the numbers didn't lie and a Paihia woman is now $500,000

Home values in Tauranga continue to soar, as QV release its latest report. Values have increased 28.5 per cent year on year and 7

A four-wheel-drive towing a boat crashed and ended up on the wrong side of State Highway 1 south of Whangarei, narrowly missing a

An early morning hunt for stingrays nearly ended in tragedy for an orca in Whangarei Harbour after it got stranded.

Hawke's Bay and Gisborne police are among the least "engaged" with widespread belief they are unable to deliver on promises made to

The Havelock North water contamination crisis could cost more than $700,000 of ratepayers' money. In a Hastings District council

An ocean conservationist instrumental in setting up the Poor Knights Islands marine reserve has welcomed the more than $25,000 fines

The East Coast continues to be rattled by aftershocks with several moderate quakes jolting the region overnight.

Heritage campaigners have launched a last-ditch effort to save an historic Waikaremoana building.

Aftershocks have continued to shake the North Island after it was hit by one of its biggest earthquakes in decades.

Seismologist Dr John Ristau answers some questions about earthquakes in the region.

Reports of damaged homes are starting to come following this morning's 7.1 quake which triggered a tsunami warning, closed schools and temporarily stopped trains.