New ZealandPolice urge drivers to be patient on the trip homeThe Easter holiday road toll stands at five after a single-vehicle crash in Taranaki last night.25 Apr 05:29 AM
New ZealandEaster road toll stands at threeThe Easter holiday road toll now stands at three after a 19-year-old man was killed in a crash in Otago this morning. The two occupants had to be cut from the vehicle and one man died at the scene.23 Apr 09:55 PM
New ZealandGang member at large after Wairoa shootingIt was a violent weekend in Wairoa with attacks on five people, including a Mongrel Mob member.13 Feb 05:25 AM
New ZealandCrashed driver takes good Samaritans' carPolice are disgusted after a crashed driver stole a car belonging to an elderly couple who had stopped to help him.16 Jan 11:10 PM
New ZealandAA: Safer roads, cars will reduce tollRoads and vehicles must be "more forgiving" to curb a road toll which averages more than one death a day, the AA says. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport today show 371 people died on the roads over the past year.05 Jan 08:13 PM
New ZealandMore charges laid against cop bashing accusedThe two men arrested for attacking a police officer on the East Coast are facing more serious charges of threatening to kill him after appearing in Gisborne District Court today.29 Dec 11:40 PM
New ZealandOfficer keen to return to workA Wairoa policeman attacked by two men in Mahia on Boxing Day is keen to get back to his job, Police Minister Judith Collins says.29 Dec 07:29 PM
New ZealandFourth officer attacked on jobA Wairoa policeman became the fourth officer to be attacked on the job this month after he stopped two men suspected of carrying out a series of burglaries on the East Coast.28 Dec 09:36 PM
New ZealandEmployees laid off weeks after returning to workMore than 100 workers at Affco's Wairoa meatworks have been laid off, just weeks after returning to work.13 Nov 02:32 AM