The Police Association has rubbished suggestions that police should only pursue drivers in "extreme emergencies".

Police are urgently seeking witnesses to a collision involving a dark station wagon and a scooter on Truman Lane near Baypark Stadium in Mt Maunganui about 10.45pm on Saturday.

Onehunga blast victim, Ian Winson spoke publicly today for the first time since the June explosion that took his legs.

Thousands of fans who took the train to last week's 'family friendly' Rugby World Cup opening celebrations had a horrifying night they would rather forget.