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.

A magnitude 4.1 quake has shaken the central North Island this afternoon.

A Featherston teenager who turned his life around after trying to set fire to the town's petrol station has escaped a prison sentence.

Charges of receiving kauri gum worth $25,000 have been withdrawn against a Whangarei man.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

New Zealand firms turned optimistic about the state of the economy in the June quarter.

Rotorua's "luckiest" store is expecting big sales for tomorrow's $34 million Powerball jackpot.

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.

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.

Some flights delayed as parts of the country again wake up to a frosty morning, with the lowest temperature dipping to - 6.5C.

One person has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition following a crash in the central North Island which left five others injured, too.

New Zealanders will have to wrap up warm again tonight as more icy temperatures are forecast.

A man has been arrested following the death of a 30-year-old in Tuai this morning.

Temperatures have reached as low as -7C causing "severe" frosts in parts of Otago, including Cromwell and Dunedin, while parts of Canterbury got down to -4C.

Driving drunk wasn't the only bad decision a Waikato woman made - she also rear ended a cop car at a fast food drive-through before verbally abusing an officer.

Manawatu Police Area Commander Inspector Sarah Stewart thanked the local community after the ordeal.