Family relieved the siege has ended peacefully

Former police negotiator Lance Burdett told Newstalk ZB things could "turn on a knife edge" during armed stand-offs.

The gunman involved in the incident is reportedly willing to surrender if he can have the support of his friends and family with him.

Officers at the Onepu siege will not be letting the fact their mates have been shot cloud their judgment.

Woman who died after escaping from car boot while bound and gagged had been charged with possessing methamphetamine.

Ten-month-old Elliott Nicholas Allen Whitehead drowned last night at a house in Putaruru.

Cyclists performed a "chain of survival" around their cycling buddy after he fell from his bike on a busy Auckland road.

Video footage of a police chase in Napier last night shows a white Toyota Hilux leading a long train of police cars and interested drivers.

Two Wellingtonians have described their desperate efforts to save a distressed diver off the city's south coast.

At least two people have been hurt in a crash involving a car and a tractor.

Police have thanked the public for their help in locating 15-year-old Sativa Lane who has been missing since March 2.

Family's tribute to their "beautiful, bubbly" boy reveals his sister has tumors on her vocal cords and lungs.

A major police search which could be linked to the violent death of Thai woman Jindarat Prutsiriporn is underway at a property in Mangere.

A man in his 20s has been cut through the abdominal from a boat propeller after falling out of a vessel at Muriwai Beach.

Police have concerns for the safety of an Auckland teenager who was last seen at Britomart station.

A Thai temple spokesman says the Thai community is in fear following reports that the death of a 50-year-old Thai woman may be gang related.

Northland's multi-million dollar luxurious Kingfish Lodge - which has played host to a string of Hollywood A-listers - is on the market.

WATCH: Father filming his daughter swimming at Papamoa Beach has captured just how close she was to a shark.

Thanks to one tidy Kiwi's handy detective work, someone is about to receive the surprise of their life in the mail.

The mother of an 18-month-old boy who died after being hit by a car outside their home was busy making school lunches, when he snuck out the ranch slider.

Traffic is backed up from Newmarket to Otahuhu following a crash on Auckland's southern motorway.

Elderly man's badly decomposed body found in upmarket apartment block opposite Parliament.

You should never underestimate some people's ability to see crudity in almost anything - even wharf designs.

The woman made a bid for freedom from the late model sedan's boot by jumping from it as it travelled along Huia Road in suburban Papatoetoe last night.

Police appeal for help in identifying Asian woman who is fighting for her life after jump from moving car.

Police Media press conference on Huia Road, Papatoetoe after woman was bound and gagged escaped from a car boot

Two teenagers accused of inciting violence with a text message.

Former chapter president of the Mongrel Mob believes the Government shouldn't treat all gangs as evil.

Mother sickened by discovery in saveloy. WARNING - UPSETTING IMAGE.