Taito Phillip Field's wife says she is heartbroken at six year jail term. Field's lawyer calls it "a tough penalty".

One of Taito Phillip Field's biggest critics in Parliament is saddened a former MP and minister has been jailed.

Well-intentioned helpers could place extra pressure on already scarce resources, says pastor.

A 23-year-old man was lucky to escape with his life after a drive-by shooting last night.

A new, more activist Families Commission is emerging with the appointment of league great Ruben Wiki as an "ambassador" against domestic violence.

A former soldier wrestled with a robber for his gun while his wife hit his accomplice with an umbrella during an attempted raid on their dairy.

A teacher aide at a leading Auckland school is charged with impersonating an undercover cop at a massage parlour.

When Albie the cat didn't come home for tea, his owners assumed the two-year-old tabby was busy exploring.

Hundreds of hopefuls sign up to fill district's expanded police ranks