New ZealandBoy badly burned after explosionA 12-year-old boy suffered serious burns when a petrol container he was carrying burst into flames and then exploded. He's been flown by rescue helicopter to Waikato Hospital where his condition is described as...18 Jul 12:15 AM
New Zealand'Great deal' done to ensure hostage safety, say policePolice say 'a great deal' of work had gone into ensuring the safety of a woman taken hostage by a her former partner, who had just finished serving time for trying to cut her throat. 17 Jul 02:01 AM
New ZealandSiege gunman a repeat offenderThe man shot dead by police yesterday had just got out of jail for trying to cut the throat of the woman he held hostage.16 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandHostage drama gunman shot deadA man police shot dead after he took a woman hostage at gunpoint at a Taranaki Hotel overnight was released from jail last week. Police this afternoon named him as Anthony Ratahi, 46, from Stratford.16 Jul 03:54 AM
KahuBathed in ancestral lightA new book and exhibition by photographer Fiona Pardington examines the historic - and now derided - practice of taking casts of people's heads to study their brains. Some were her ancestors.08 Jul 09:37 PM
New ZealandTerrible twister sucks out teen's roomChenye Hughes was asleep in her conservatory when a tornado tore through her New Plymouth...19 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandTaranaki starts tornado clean-upFirefighters have been working flat out in New Plymouth today assessing the damage after two tornadoes tore through the city early this morning.19 Jun 05:46 AM
New ZealandWoman missing in New Plymouth locatedPolice say an elderly woman who sneaked out of a New Plymouth rest home, checked herself into a motel for the night.19 Jun 12:06 AM
New ZealandCountry singer in smashA country music singer was killed when his car was sliced in two by a double-decker truck yesterday.18 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandFatal crash closes section of SH3One person is dead after a crash involving a truck and a car on State Highway 3 south of Uruti this morning.18 Jun 01:53 AM
