The Bay man accused of attempting to kill two police officers and also allegedly shot at four others is heading to trial.

More methamphetamine has been found by police among sand dunes in Northland, adding to what is already the largest meth seizure in New Zealand history.

Three men charged in connection with what police say is the nation's biggest ever methamphetamine haul have appeared in Kaitaia District Court.

A section of State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa is closed until midday while a crashed truck and its cargo are removed.

A man aged about 80 has been rescued after a night in his car stranded in a Central Hawke's Bay farm paddock.

Safety upgrades designed to reduce the risk of death and serious injury crashes are being installed by the NZ Transport Agency.

A pair of incredibly patient and determined Rotorua teenagers are hoping their "trick shot" videos will prove to be a big hit on the internet.

The winning entry, Bride of the Black Knight, was constructed from Black Knight liquorice and yellow shopping bags

The crash happened this morning at the intersection of Glenfield Rd and Manuka Rd in Glenfield.

The distinctive 1965 Chrysler 300C, registration DSA652, was stolen overnight from a Palmerston North property.

Motorists travelling through Horowhenua are facing a slow tip because of surface flooding this afternoon.

Revered Maori leader Sir Graham Latimer was farewelled by hundreds of mourners at a funeral in Northland yesterday.

The Sky Tower is glowing orange tonight until Sunday, in support of Kiwis doing the 40-hour famine to raise money for World Vision this weekend.

Alcohol, speed and an overloaded vehicle contributed to the severity of an accident that killed Brethren members near Dargaville on Monday.

Emergency Services have successfully rescued a horse trapped by dangerously rising floodwaters in the Otaki River.

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Two women have admitted methamphetamine charges after a police raid in which more than $20,000 cash was seized.

Northland's top roading cop is "horrified and astounded" after a driver was stopped allegedly doing 165km/h on a busy stretch of Northland state highway.

When Lee Rata was severely beaten last year, Seddon Beazley took the opportunity to further his standing with the Mongrel Mob. However, his mother knew different.

A Whangarei steel company is thrilled at winning a Convention Centre steel contract, which has already started providing new jobs for Northlanders, with more on the way.

Napier MP Stuart Nash says he has lost confidence in the region's police district commander.

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has launched an investigation into the deaths of three horses at Auckland's Ellerslie Racecourse on Monday.

The man who died after falling while climbing Mt Taranaki was a French national.

A new political party has formed and is vying for the older vote.

Freedom campers will face the wrath of a dedicated council contractor if they break the rules and park up on one of the Bay's most idyllic visitor spots, Bowentown's Anzac Bay.

There were four jumps races at Ellerslie. A horse was dead after all but one of them. It has sparked renewed calls for steeplechase racing to be banned.

The Waikato policeman who escorted a heavily pregnant woman and her husband to Hamilton has been congratulated by his boss for doing the right thing.

Three members of the Plymouth Brethren church were among the fatalities over the long weekend.