A man bleeding from the head after being bashed with a skateboard had to wait outside Napier Police Station after going for help and finding the station closed.

Up to $25,000 worth of jewellery has been stolen from a house in Carterton - one of seven burglaries in the region over the weekend. The

Behaviour that a member of the public regarded as suspicious led to the seizure of tens of thousands of dollars worth of cannabis in Kaitaia last week.

Suspicious behaviour at a coastal holiday home has led to the discovery of a methamphetamine lab in Northland.

Court documents reveal criminal histories and rocky relationship before pair killed Moko.

In a few weeks' time, Allyson Lock's fate will be left "swinging in the wind". The Masterton mother of three has Pompe disease, a

At an age when most children spend all year anticipating their birthday presents, a Masterton boy has selflessly asked for foodbank

Hastings builder Cody Knox is reeling after thieves stole his car and the tools inside it, leaving him without even a hammer for his first week on the job.

Sheep, hills, remoteness and rockets. New Zealand is about to blast off from distant Mahia and into the world's $350 billion space economy.

Charges of receiving kauri gum worth $25,000 have been withdrawn against a Whangarei man.

A Bay of Plenty liquor store owner is fed up after thieves targeted his store for the sixth time in as many months - and says more police are needed to handle crime in Tauranga.

One in three motorists will drive further to buy cheaper fuel, according to a nationwide survey of our service station habits.

The smell of burning food has led to the discovery of a body at a Masterton property. Police were called to Miriam St after being

More than 100 domestic flights leaving and arriving into Auckland Airport have been cancelled due to heavy fog.

A bearded man has tried to bundle an 8-year-old child into his car in Nga, Wellington.

Heavy rain and gale force winds are expected across New Zealand this week.

A colleague of two men who died when their helicopter plunged into the ocean off Northland hopes new standards will make fighting scrub fires safer.

Northern and central regions of the North Island can expect to be shrouded in fog with some areas not seeing daylight until lunchtime.

Two large humpback whales put on a spectacular show for boaties and those watching from land as they played in Whangarei Harbour.

Once the fog clears, scattered showers will set in.

Taumarunui's Kevin Groves has admitted leaving his cattle to starve to death on his rural property.

A 30-year-old man was killed early on Saturday morning and police are saying little about the circumstances surrounding his death.

Northland farmer who lost hundreds of thousands in income is offering a $50,000 reward for evidence that leads to a conviction.

A Havelock North family was devastated to discover their cat had been shot multiple times.

The 17-year-old handed herself in to police and has been charged with aggravated robbery and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Police are seeking a man in relation to the country's biggest ever cocaine bust. The man may or may not know anything about the $14

Two people are being airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after their car went off the road and into a drain in Northland.

A search and rescue operation is underway for a woman missing in Northland.

A robber held two staff at a Hastings bar at knifepoint last night and then ordered them to drive him around.

Three people have been arrested after a South Auckland service station was raided this morning by a gang of 11 who smashed their way inside.