A 23-year-old student who beat his young girlfriend to death in Palmerston North has been sentenced to eight years in prison for manslaughter.

A family whose beloved purebred dog was stolen turned into super sleuths to track her down, using DNA from one of her puppies.

A head boy's stirring speech about racism in New Zealand has won him first place in the national final of the 2016 Race Unity Speech Awards in Auckland.

Brendan Henson grabbed girl as she walked to school and assaulted her.