A fleeing gunman pulled a pistol on a member of the public after bolting from the scene.

One person has died and another badly injured after a plane crashed in Otago.

PM reveals Todd Barclay offered to play him tape of conversations last year.

Westland High School's students have declared a lack of confidence in senior leaders.

Showers will keep most of the country wet today, with snow expected in Canterbury.

A 13-year-old girl is in a stable condition in at Waikato Hospital.

A derelict psychiatric hospital building has gone up in flames in Nelson.

Heavy rain continuing to lash the Bay of Plenty has caused a slip.

Maritime NZ considers logos on boats and social media use commercial gain.

COMMENT: Age isn't a reason to deny someone responsibility - or be an excuse for behaviour

Two unemployed Mosgiel men arrested following a string of Nissan thefts in Dunedin.

A school girl managed to get away from a man following her by getting on a crowded bus.

A Christchurch woman is shocked after a gun was mistakenly couriered to her house.

A Cafe Rue staff member left a gas hob on in the restaurant in Dunedin overnight.

Pet stolen in Dunedin returned with ruptured eyeball, swollen back and nose injuries.

"When we were waiting on the street the flames got larger and there was smoke everywhere."

Newspaper publishes names of drink drivers on their front page in new campaign.

A life-and-death battle between fur seal and octopus caught by Kaikoura kayaking guide.

National Party board member who asked woman to withdraw Todd Barclay complaint named.

Hunker down - days of rain, gales and snow are on the way.

Work on historic Timeball tower - damaged in 2011 earthquake - to begin in July.

The owner of the award-winning building called the case "vexatious".

The start of Treble Cone's ski season is to be postponed because of a lack of snow.

The shortest day of the year ushers in nasty weather.

Challenge for Chch to work out "how do you get the old heart to beat inside its new skin".

Police are hunting for an assailant who stabbed an elderly Southland man on Saturday night

MPI has admitted it's unsure how long it will take to remove infected oysters.

"Huge" decontamination operation begins today.

Canterbury already has the second-fastest growing Maori population in the country.

Video shows wooden pallets and a pair of spectacles were not burned after the explosion.