A driver was trapped today after heavy winds blew a large tree branch on to his truck.

A man is dead following a house fire in the south Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe today, and a firefighter was treated in hospital for burns to his hands.

There have been more troubling developments in the toxic sludge spill in Europe.

Two young brothers are being hailed as heroes after they rescued their dad from a DIY disaster.

The grandmother of a man killed after a police pursuit says the police are putting lives at risk by continuing with chases.

A gathering ended with near-tragedy when a vehicle ploughed into a crowd on a remote rural road outside re-elected Manawatu district mayor Ian McKelvie's property.

Two men who died after their vehicle crashed into a tree in Te Puke this morning were fleeing from police.

A toxic mud spill swamped villages in Hungary, killing four and injuring 120.