The name Alan was muttered by the man hit by a train in Levin on Friday night and may offer a clue to his identity.

Five people have been admitted to hospital following two separate crashes in the lower North Island overnight.

Kauri Cliffs has apparently been the scene of the demise of several of the world's leading men. Maybe.

When 7-year-old Anthony Ngakuru hops on the bus to go back to school it won't be the same.

A school mini-van driver remains in hospital after being injured in an accident on a wet road in the Waikato today.