The 28-year-old man who drowned off the Raglan coast yesterday was attending an unveiling ceremony for a teen who lost his life in a railway accident.

A man has been charged with assault after a woman was allegedly stalked and attacked in South Auckland as she walked home from a railway station.

A serious crash on a State Highway 1 black spot south of Whangarei this morning has seen two people hospitalised with moderate injuries.

A fire broke out among a nest of multi-plugs powering up to 15 appliances in an elderly couple's bedroom.

A new mosaic art installation has been completed and blessed at the Waikumete Cemetery children's sanctuary for the mistaken destruction three years ago.

An Auckland man had his licence and car confiscated after being caught speeding on the Waikato Expressway.

An idyllic day was had by all when Lesley Springall escaped the kids and joined three sea turtles in the stunning waters off the Poor Knights Islands.

The summer sun made a welcome appearance in most parts of the North Island today but meteorologists are warning Kiwis to make the most of it, as it won't last.

Two people escaped with just minor injuries when the car they were in rolled onto rocks along the Firth of Thames this afternoon.

A paraglider pilot flown to hospital this morning with leg injuries has been praised for his quick-thinking.

A man threatening to jump off a roof sparked a police callout early this morning.

The Noises island group is under threat from greedy fishers and careless visitors. Geoff Cumming meets the family who care for a piece of paradise.

Residents and local exercise lovers are still reeling a week on from the killing of jogger Joanne Pert in a Remuera street, Cherie Howie reports.

A dog owner at war with her Auckland neighbours has progressed to a new home - and a brand new controversy - a little further south.

Ten people have been injured after a collision involving three cars and a truck near Taupo.

The father of Waikato crash victim Logan Wright had the "longest, most painful, heart-wrenching" drive of his life after his son's tragic death.

Judge declines media applications to photograph award-winning Kiwi entertainer accused of sex offences against four women.

Man accused of attacking two women in two days will be behind bars until next week.

EXCLUSIVE: The man accused of killing Auckland jogger Jo Pert may have been spotted trying to break into houses the day before her death.

One person is injured after a crash in the Kauaeranga Valley, behind Thames.

Four children badly burned after a car they were in caught fire in the backyard of a Huntly house were sniffing fly spray.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the abduction and sexual violation.

A woman has been charged after being caught with a breath alcohol level three times the legal limit and three pre-schoolers, two of them unrestrained, in her car.

A group of woman will join forces in a memorial run for slain jogger Jo Pert, to eliminate fears in the community after the attack.

An elderly farm worker spent hours trapped in his tractor on rural farmland in Hawkes Bay after he injured his spine.

10-year-old Luca and his family have collected abandoned jandals off Gisborne beaches for more than 10 years.

It is more than eight months since a South Auckland cemetery was desecrated and the court case for the woman accused of the vandalism is no closer to being resolved.

Truck crash spills waste onto Southern Motorway.

Friends and family have made heartfelt tributes to the three young victims of a fatal crash.

Police have named the man killed in a car crash just south of Whangarei on Tuesday.