Drug's effects include hallucinations, erratic and aggressive behaviour, seizures and loss of consciousness.

An American tourist whose wife was killed in a crash in South Waikato is now in a stable condition in Waikato Hospital.

Stewart Brodie's assault on man in Hastings pub loses him police contract.

A two-month-old kitten has survived a hot trip from Papamoa to Auckland after stowing away under the bonnet of a car.

A man in his 60s was flown to hospital after a near-drowning at New Chums Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula this afternoon.

A woman in her eighties has been taken to hospital after she drove into a McDonald's restaurant in Northland, along with a pedestrian she hit.

They are the unlikeliest bunch of "vandals" - the members of Gonville Knitting Group.

Cyclone has ripped Fiji apart and killed at least 20 people - and now it's heading south towards New Zealand.

Rotorua cricketer hospitalised after he was struck on the head.

Baby trapped inside car parked outside Auckland public library.

Brennan Racing couple Grant and Lorraine Brennan jailed.

Latvian arrested after two women and a dog stabbed in Hawke's Bay, with witness claiming he saw dog run off with weapon still embedded in its body.

William Clague makes the most of yesterday's sunny weather, leaping into the cool waters of Pilot Bay in Tauranga Harbour.

A Tauranga City councillor has described threats to burn the alternative NZ flag design if it is flown from a flag pole as "feral behaviour".

A Police spokeswoman said the suspicious item in Mission Bay was a small blue chilly bin with suspicious contents.

A Wairoa pharmacist refuses to sell the emergency contraceptive pill over her counter because of personal beliefs.

The garage is part of a $2.3 million home which features a swimming pool and expansive harbour views.

A man has been arrested and charged in relation to the abduction of a young girl in Palmerston North last week.

A commercial truck driver was pulled over in Stratford, Taranaki, this morning at about 6.30am.

Waikato Police are investigating a crash in which a person died last night on State Highway 2 at Mangatarata.

If you've been wondering why you've been suddenly sleepless, ask the weather experts.

Reports of the attempted abduction of a boy in Palmerston North are incorrect, police say.

A 66-year-old man accused of stabbing two pensioners will remain behind bars while police check a bail address.

Police said the stabbing of two pensioners occurred after an argument escalated at the pensioner block.

A 17-year-old will appear in court next week in relation to the fire on Paritutu Rock in New Plymouth last Friday.

Drunk and medicated motorcyclist killed teenager Natalia Austin.

The life and business partner of a Whanganui woman killed in a two-car collision on Saturday was still in a serious condition in hospital last night.

A Coastguard skipper has described finding the man who clung to a petrol container for seven hours overnight after his boat capsized.