Waipa District Council has helped stretch the Waikato patrolled lifeguard season after contributing $10,000 to the service after Hamilton City Council pulled all of its funding.

Auckland is embarking on a massive regeneration project that aims to transform many of its suburban centres.

Police are yet to find the weapon that was used in the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old Nathan Pukeroa in Mt Albert last week.

Man accused of stabbing the woman to death in Wellington is in custody awaiting a mental health assessment.

Police are on the hunt for a gap-toothed man who indecently assaulted a woman at an Auckland bus stop and are appealing to the public for help.

Almost 320 people were caught drink driving in a police blitz in Hamilton over the weekend.

Police believe a mystery red Toyota ute may provide vital clues in the hunt for the killer of Northland man in a quiet Mt Albert street last week.

The NZ host family of a 16-year-old Korean student who died while swimming on Saturday wept in the arms of the boy's relatives at the scene yesterday.

Police are questioning 27-year-old man after he was found a short distance from victim's home.

Wellington police have taken a novel approach to road safety as the holiday season approaches, penning a letter to Santa.

It's not every day you see people running around a field with a broomstick between their legs.

Smouldering bonfire proved costly for homeowner after it ignited a land-based 15m trimaran, trees and neighbouring sheds in South Wairarapa this morning.

A man who crashed his paraglider into a tree at Mt Maunganui came away unscathed aside from "an injured ego".

Travelling the length of the country by train is a unique way to enjoy New Zealand.

Don your life jacket for jet boat thrills.

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