The daughter of an 81-year-old murder victim told a court today his brutal killing has brought her family enormous heartache and pain.

We came here because we were on a day trip north and stopped to do some chores in the village.

Where you'll live, what sort of house you'll have and how much it'll cost will be influenced by reforms that promise more affordable housing.

Drivers using NZ's newest toll road this long weekend are being advised to 'drive now, pay later.'

Shark sightings around the country have forced beach closures more than 12 times this summer.

Franklin residents will be split between the new Auckland Supercity, Waikato and Hauraki district councils.

Greg Dixon takes a day trip to a treasured island and meets a variety of indigenous inhabitants going about their daily rituals.

An ACC staff member emailed a recent widow saying: "Just so you know ... I am not God and therefore I do not determine when people live or die".

Name suppression was today lifted for a woman accused of murdering a man found dead in Orewa at the weekend.

New road rules and targeted safety campaigns are behind one of the lowest holiday road tolls in four decades, police say

One person is dead and three others have minor injuries after a crash on the Hibiscus Coast, north of Auckland today.

Shark sightings have prompted lifeguards at holiday hotspots to urge swimmers to take caution.

A new PM defied the odds as the Govt struggled to deal with the worst recession in decades, and Labour played catch up politics.