New Zealand'Dangerous' prisoners on the runTwo dangerous criminals wanted by police are on the loose in New Zealand in relation to two separate incidents.25 Feb 10:04 PM
New ZealandMissing girl 'like an apparition'When she saw her little girl alive and well, after fearing she had drowned, Ali Wharehinga thought she was looking at a ghost.25 Feb 09:43 PM
New ZealandCold, calculated plan to kill his wifeBrent Scott murdered his wife and then turned the knife on those who tried to save her. He has been jailed for at least 17 years.25 Feb 08:46 PM
New ZealandUpper Hutt declares itself TPP-freeA handful of Upper Hutt city councillors are in the firing line after making the city a TPP-free zone.25 Feb 08:08 PM
New ZealandWhat 'trash' applicants for $400K job know about NZCristobal Pérez Salas from Chile says all he knows about Tokoroa is from Google.25 Feb 06:12 PM
New ZealandGoff wants Remuera Golf course for housingMayor hopeful doesn't care that the Prime Minister plays there.25 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandPrincipal lurked outside teacher's homeNorthland school principal caught peeping into woman's home in dead of night.24 Feb 07:35 PM
New ZealandDrug houses: What agents have to tell youA real estate agent has been fined for failing to tell buyers their new house had been home to drug dealing. So what else do agents have to disclose?24 Feb 07:32 PM
New ZealandArmed man sparks four-hour standoffA 54-year-old man was taken into custody after he fired a .303 rifle when police were called to a house in Carterton.24 Feb 05:05 PM
New Zealand'It just doesn't feel safe now'The 3-year-old girl who was inside a car stolen from a West Auckland supermarket last night is afraid of going outside in case "the baddies" come, her father says.24 Feb 04:40 AM
New ZealandMan dies from 'bath salts' overdoseDrug's effects include hallucinations, erratic and aggressive behaviour, seizures and loss of consciousness.24 Feb 01:55 AM
New ZealandTourist recovering after crash claimed wifeAn American tourist whose wife was killed in a crash in South Waikato is now in a stable condition in Waikato Hospital.24 Feb 01:34 AM
New ZealandBar fight costly for PM's ex-bodyguardStewart Brodie's assault on man in Hastings pub loses him police contract.23 Feb 05:36 PM
New ZealandCat survives 200km trip in a hot car engineA two-month-old kitten has survived a hot trip from Papamoa to Auckland after stowing away under the bonnet of a car.23 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandRescue after near-drowning at beachA man in his 60s was flown to hospital after a near-drowning at New Chums Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula this afternoon.23 Feb 04:39 AM
New ZealandDriver, 83, smashed into Mcdonald'sA 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.22 Feb 09:16 PM
New ZealandYarn-bomb knitters 'defacing council'They are the unlikeliest bunch of "vandals" - the members of Gonville Knitting Group.22 Feb 07:36 PM
New ZealandNZ may be in Cyclone Winston's pathCyclone has ripped Fiji apart and killed at least 20 people - and now it's heading south towards New Zealand.22 Feb 06:15 PM
SportCricketer struck by ball suffers swelling to brainRotorua cricketer hospitalised after he was struck on the head.22 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandSpeared by a marlin, rammed by an angry cowHelicopter pilot Todd Dunham had a day to remember yesterday, rescuing two men attacked by animals in separate incidents in the Bay of Plenty.22 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandCrash tourist dies beside husbandAn American couple involved in a fatal crash in South Waikato had been travelling on New Zealand roads for only a few days before the collision.22 Feb 08:31 AM
New ZealandBaby rescued from locked carBaby trapped inside car parked outside Auckland public library.22 Feb 01:51 AM
New ZealandBusiness duo defrauded ACC of $400KBrennan Racing couple Grant and Lorraine Brennan jailed.21 Feb 09:55 PM
New ZealandStabbings: 'Knife went with the dog'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.21 Feb 07:16 PM
New ZealandJump in! Heat is here to stayWilliam Clague makes the most of yesterday's sunny weather, leaping into the cool waters of Pilot Bay in Tauranga Harbour.21 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandFlag threats from 'bunch of punks'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".19 Feb 10:17 PM
New ZealandBomb squad detonates chilly binA Police spokeswoman said the suspicious item in Mission Bay was a small blue chilly bin with suspicious contents.19 Feb 09:55 PM
New ZealandPharmacist won't sell morning-after pillA Wairoa pharmacist refuses to sell the emergency contraceptive pill over her counter because of personal beliefs.19 Feb 07:40 PM
New ZealandCar ploughs into Remuera garageThe garage is part of a $2.3 million home which features a swimming pool and expansive harbour views.19 Feb 07:10 PM
New ZealandCaught on camera: $200 tip jar 'thief'VIDEO: Rotorua police ask woman who allegedly stole restaurant tip jar to hand herself in and "get it over with".18 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandRacist remark riles campersGroup flooded out at Waipu told 'this is not India' when they asked security officer for help.18 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandChild abduction: Arrest madeA man has been arrested and charged in relation to the abduction of a young girl in Palmerston North last week.18 Feb 02:59 AM
New ZealandTruck driver caught drink drivingA commercial truck driver was pulled over in Stratford, Taranaki, this morning at about 6.30am.18 Feb 01:13 AM