New ZealandEmployee robbed boss to pay drug debtA Napier man with a "chequered history" was sentenced to five months' home detention yesterday after pleading guilty to stealing thousands 21 Feb 07:24 PM
New ZealandWharf sweeper falls into harbourA wharf cleaning machine and driver plunged 3m off a wharf into Whangarei Harbour during a night shift. The driver of the small tractor 21 Feb 06:30 PM
New ZealandPupils suffering in damp: principalA Tauranga school principal says substandard housing in the city is making children sick - with 11 of her pupils hospitalised within 21 Feb 06:00 PM
KahuTe Matatini set to spark againTe Matatini - the meaning of it says it all. "The many faces". It was bestowed upon what had started out back in 1972 as simply 21 Feb 01:30 AM
New ZealandTauranga ecstasy importer jailedA Tauranga man caught importing ecstasy powder and tablets, who claimed he got the idea from watching a television programme, has 20 Feb 09:00 PM
BusinessFamily racks up $380k in debt, faces ruinA Tauranga family could lose everything after racking up $380,000 in debt.19 Feb 07:07 PM
New ZealandBad weekend weather grounds air showBad weather has forced the start of a major air show to be postponed, as much of the country braces for stormy conditions.17 Feb 08:10 PM
New ZealandKeep an eye on your gardening toolsIt seems garden tools are in hot demand - with a rise in reported thefts this summer.17 Feb 02:18 AM
New ZealandSleeping driver who hit family fined $25kThe Pukehina man who fell asleep while driving and bowled a mother and her two young children as she pushed a pram has faced his penalty 16 Feb 10:05 PM
New ZealandBrothel name angers nearby galleryA Whangarei craft house is worried after discovering a brothel by the same name has opened less than a kilometre away.16 Feb 08:46 PM
New ZealandPolice probing rural house firePolice are investigating a fire that razed a home west of Kaikohe. The alarm was raised just before 11pm on Wednesday, on Jordan 16 Feb 07:34 PM
New ZealandHeavy rain warnings across North IslandTropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.16 Feb 06:11 PM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: Hearing on Taranaki seabed mining proposal opensTrans-Tasman Resources is proposing to mine 50 million tonnes of iron ore per year off the coast of Patea in south Taranaki. Made with funding from NZ On AIr.16 Feb 09:43 AM
New ZealandNZ forests could be absorbing 60% more CO2Our forests and other land areas may be sucking up to 60 per cent more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere than previously thought and we can likely thank our native trees for much of it.15 Feb 11:32 PM
New ZealandTraffic stop: 'All hell broke loose'Two police officers who stopped an Isuzu vehicle that was displaying 'sovereignty' registration plates in Kaitaia's main street on 15 Feb 08:41 PM
New ZealandThieves smash Levin hospice shopA thief broke into Levin's Arohanui Hospice Shop, kicked down doors and stole their computer and a pair of large bolt cutters - "probably 14 Feb 09:41 PM
New ZealandBurst stopbank: Family flooded outA Levin family has been left homeless after a stopbank on their property burst its banks at 3.30am, sending a raging torrent of water 14 Feb 09:36 PM
New ZealandKiwi spotted in broad daylightA shortage of food caused by the drought is forcing some of Northland's normally nocturnal kiwi to forage in broad daylight. Kerikeri 14 Feb 08:25 PM
New ZealandThieves target Napier marine gearThe warm summer has been a good one for boaties in Napier but it has also seen a slight spike in thefts of marine gear. Among 11 14 Feb 08:00 PM
New ZealandMum's panic as little boy lost in shopping centreA Tauranga mother feared her 3-year-old child had been snatched when he went missing at Bayfair for almost half an hour. Mum-of-two 14 Feb 08:00 PM
New ZealandDuo sentenced for McDonald's robberyA man who held up McDonald's in Whanganui with a knife has been given time behind bars. And his partner who swiped a getaway car 14 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ seeing 'the worst' of fire seasonNew Zealand is now experiencing the worst of the fire season, a top officer says, with a dangerous combination of high temperatures and low relative humidity creating tinder-dry conditions across eastern hot-spots.14 Feb 04:15 AM
New ZealandExplained: The summer of our (mostly) discontentIt's a question summer-deprived Wellingtonians couldn't be blamed for asking: Why is Australia sweltering in a heat wave while their own city hasn't broken 25C all season?13 Feb 01:15 AM
New ZealandBay unemployment now lowest in North IslandTONGUE-PIERCER: Art + Body owner Julie Paama-Pengelly watches Siobhan Mikaere demonstrate the piercing of Sunny Yu Sun's tongue. PHOTO 12 Feb 06:00 PM
New ZealandCrews to monitor Taupo bush fire for daysA bush fire near a Taupo native forest is well under control but it will take crews another few days to make sure it's completely out.12 Feb 12:20 AM
New ZealandTwo house fires break out in North IslandTwo serious house fires have broken out in the North Island.11 Feb 07:00 AM
New ZealandSheep heads across highway after crashA large amount of offal spilled onto State Highway 2 west of Wairoa.10 Feb 09:30 AM
New ZealandPolice on trail of horror dog draggingPolice and the SPCA are on the trail of a driver seen dragging a dog at speed down a Northland highway. South African Werner Roos08 Feb 07:30 PM
New ZealandFire at CBD restaurant (+video)A fire that ripped through a popular Rotorua restaurant last night is not being treated as suspicious. The fire was at Bistro 1284 07 Feb 09:09 PM
New ZealandChurch burgled to pay drug debtA Hastings man has admitted to stealing from a church to try pay off a drug debt. Jonathan Langley Dine, 25, pleaded guilty when 07 Feb 07:00 PM
New ZealandDogs that mauled goat still in poundTwo dogs involved in the fatal mauling of a pet goat on Victoria Ave more than a week ago were still being held in the Tararua District 06 Feb 07:27 PM
New ZealandTamatea residents intimidated by youthsAn elderly Tamatea couple and others who live on their street are feeling so intimidated by youths roaming around and stealing things 06 Feb 05:45 PM
New Zealand'In despair I stopped looking and hoping'One of the survivors of the 1997 Raurimu massacre is set to release a book about his life and his terrifying ordeal at the hands of gunman Stephen Anderson.05 Feb 08:55 PM
New ZealandCompany prosecuted after worker hurtAn Whangarei engineering firm has been ordered to pay more than $70,000 after an employee injured an index finger which had to be 05 Feb 07:00 PM
