A police sergeant was taken to hospital after allegedly being punched in the head a dozen times during an incident of mass disorder.

A sex offender supposed to be under constant monitoring was allegedly found in bed with a 14-year-old girl.

The first ANZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence survey of the new year has recorded a rise in consumer confidence, particularly in earthquake-hit Canterbury, but the survey's authors say households are still cautious.

One of the most fascinating cricket days of recent home summers looms in the final day of the second NZ-Pakistan test.

Wellington's mayor has defended a leaked email which suggests councillors learn Te Reo, Mandarin or ballroom dancing to keep 'mentally fit'.

A Wellington coroner has recommended a local church overhaul its carpark layout after a second child was killed in the L-shaped lot.

Chris Martin knocked off two milestones last week and he is keen to make it a trifecta in the second test starting tomorrow.

Police have charged missing diver Colin Smithies with wasting police time after a $50,000 two-day search for him near Porirua turned out to be pointless - as he had hitchhiked to Hawkes Bay.