Welcome relief as new police help Northland officers stretched by a jump in serious crime.

Man on sex charges dies before trial.

The man wanted in relation to this evening's shooting in New Plymouth has been found. Police confirmed they were not looking for anyone else.

A homeowner has partially succeeded in her appeal to the Supreme Court, alleging negligence by the Whangarei District Council in a leaky building case.

An intellectually disabled Whangarei teenager who admitted committing a string of burglaries, including breaking into a newly-wed

A Northland man is counting his lucky stars after he woke up in time to flee a burning cottage that was completely destroyed. An

After a night of freezing temperatures, heavy rain and snow, forecasters are predicting more of the same today.

A woman is in stable condition in hospital after an incident in Clendon Park, south Auckland, this afternoon.

Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen a male approach a 12-year-old girl in Hamilton.

A horse has been put down after being hit by a vehicle in the seaside town of Haumoana, Hawke's Bay, yesterday morning. Police were

The High Court has ruled a young Northlander's conviction for unlawful assembly during a brawl by rival gangs was disproportionate

A teenager driver was caught leaping from the roof of his car after losing control and driving into a creek.

A Whangarei house was 10 minutes away from being fully engulfed in flames but thanks to neighbours who saw the smoke, fire crews were able to extinguish the fire.

A former NZ volunteer fire chief who was killed in an accident in the US has been remembered for his humour and commitment to the Fire Service.

Rainy days are here to stay for most of the country today, as the wet weather which has stuck around for the last couple of weeks shows no signs of abating.

When Northland man Manuel Springford goes into the bakery on Mondays for a meat pie you're likely to hear him say "kopaki kiko maku"

Whangarei police have arrested a teenager suspected of ram-raiding a Northland service station and taking fishing equipment. Officers

We've been counting down the towns that have made the biggest contributions to Olympic glory - and today we announce the winner.

The Richard Deacon sculpture Nobody Here But Us has the highest insurance value of any work in Auckland Council's art collection.

Severe weather conditions are forecast in some parts of the country today, with high winds and heavy snowfall warnings in place.

Heinz Wattie's is building a $4 million beetroot storage and grading facility the size of a rugby field as it moves to more closely

After three days of competition between 39 kapa haka groups, the final day of the National Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Festival will

Dogs are man's best friend. Takahue farm worker Pete Roy will swear by the saying after his huntaway-collie cross Max saved his life

A 6200km road trip comes to an epic end, and a startling conclusion, in a place of pilgrimage.

A pistol-wielding robber stole money and cigarettes from a Waihi diary today as the terrified shopkeepers cowered on the floor.

A Flaxmere man jailed in 2012 for the manslaughter of his partner's son, Mikara Reti, has been denied parole.

A Northlander arrested during a major drug bust told a jury he had no knowledge methamphetamine was being manufactured at a rural

Daniel the albatross, who crash-landed on Ninety Mile Beach last week, spread his wings before being released back into the wild off

Our epic road trip reaches the Bay of Islands where there's always time to stop and soak up the sights.

A record stranding of three turtles on Ninety Mile Beach in a week has marine life experts calling for people to keep an eye out for mounds that move on the sand.