'It was down to the final three...'

The school fought to stop intensification impacting children's privacy.

'Right now, unless you know where you’re looking it’s hard to find help.'

Police say the male driver fled during a vehicle stop in Hamilton.

Two vehicles crash in Arapuni.

The Bay of Plenty moved to a restricted fire season this morning.

The single-storey dwelling was fully engulfed in flames.

Rotorua hosts one of the biggest ultra-trail races in the world this weekend.

All the action from Wednesday's awards at Spark Arena in Auckland.

Why Tiny Deane was given another extension to sell his business.

A five-day operation focused on business burglaries, youth and gang crime.

The house was 'well involved' in flames when crews arrived.

Police were called about 4am.

He fled to Australia while on bail but his trial went ahead without him anyway.

Two-year-old Nevaeh was found face-down in water with two large rocks on top of her.

The crown says Eli Johnson paid the ultimate price for testifying against the Mongrel Mob.

The painter says working outside may have caused his melanoma diagnosis.

State Highway 5, which had been closed at both ends of Waiotapu Loop Rd, has reopened.

'We don’t want to get a reputation as a city of beggars.'

Wayne Basher spent most of his working time alone in his cab.

Gunther van der Heijden didn't turn up for the HDPT hearing.

An amateur historian scraped off moss to discover a carved symbol.

One person is reported to have moderate injuries, the truck is partly blocking the road.

$10 vapes are still on the market - only now they have an added feature.

Local councils have shared how they go about ensuring food hygiene.

A Kawerau school's playground fire is being treated as an arson.

Keeping it Wild YouTube sensation chows down on wild meals.

'I can’t even describe... how painful that was. Like the pain went through my organs.'

A Tauranga Lotto punter won $700,000 with lucky Lotto strike ticket.