A 19-year-old whose car went head-on into a power pole in Waikato early this morning, is now in a stable condition.

Two young men have been charged over an assault in which a police dog handler was knocked unconscious.

Two people have been injured, one seriously, after a two car crash in Pukekohe this evening.

A homeless family who got a state house after seeking help from a Mangere marae now want to "pay it forward" by helping others who are still sleeping in cars.

A driver escaped unhurt after the logging truck he was driving caught fire in Northland.

MetService is warning of more rain, squalls, strong winds, "a nasty band of thunderstorms" and even coastal tornadoes today.

A boat has sunk in Coromandel Harbour causing a small amount of diesel to leak into the sea.

Two vehicles collided just before 12.40pm today on State Highway 31, Tihiroa, north of Otorohanga.

Thunderstorms, gale force winds and heavy rain are on the way for this afternoon.

Police unsure how long body in Wellington flat lay undiscovered.

Eleven automatic weapons - including submachine guns and assault rifles - stolen from the gun safe.

Graham Hartley's dog mauled his six-year-old grandson but judge decided he had suffered enough.

A shed being used as a sleepout was damaged by fire in one of two suspicious blazes overnight.

Fleeing gang members hurled onions and a glass chopping board at police during a high-speed pursuit through the Waikato.

A vehicle on State Highway 1 north of Taihape appeared to have gone over a bank and caught fire last night.

Taxi driver thought he was going to die when young man robbed him gunpoint.

A group of hunters have been spoken to by police, and they are seeking another group of hunters believed to have been in the area at the time.

One person was taken to Waikato Hospital in serious condition and another person was taken in moderate condition, a St John Ambulance spokeswoman said.

Six people were injured, two critically, in a head-on crash this afternoon.

Staff member from prestigious private girls' school hit in the face by shards of rock after shots fired.

One person is dead after a crash between a car and truck in the Dome Valley.

Vehicle swerved to miss a school bus before colliding with another vehicle, police say.

An investigation is continuing to find a missing Horowhenua man last seen nearly two months ago.

Police are investigating the incident, in which the Te Aroha Primary School pupil was walking over a walk bridge near the Waikato town's wetlands.

A 20-metre fishing boat ran aground 30km off Whitianga on the southern end of Red Mercury Island.

Barry and Kristin Loggenberg ran from their vehicle to help after coming across crumpled wreck.

A skipper has been fined and received a formal warning after his boat capsized leaving him and his two passengers floating in the water.

Police confirm the Southern Motorway is now open following a crash which earlier closed two southbound lanes.

Woman knocked off her scooter by a car leaving a driveway.

An eye witness has described watching as a stolen car fleeing from police lost control, became airborne and smashed into a Hamilton house.