Police say a gunshot was reported in Hastings about midday today.

Rescuers have recovered the body of a man from Mount Aspiring National Park after he fell 30-40 metres down a bluff on Saturday night.

The grieving family of a teenager killed in a high-speed, head-on crash say they will never get over his death.

All Black Keven Mealamu describes witnessing the tragic death of his niece at a family touch tournament.

A man has died after being crushed in a wood-pulp rolling machine at the Carter Holt Harvey Tasman Mill in Kawerau.

Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens will face charges over the death of animal handler Dalu Mncube, the Department of Labour said today.

A school minivan has collided with a car leaving five students injured in the Far North town of Te Kao.

A landing accident involving a rare two-seater Spitfire fighter is the latest in a line of mishaps for the World War II-era aircraft.

A rare two seater Spitfire fighter worth several million dollars has been damaged in a landing accident at Ardmore Airport.

A teenager whose night of drinking ended with the death of his best friend in a road crash has been jailed for five years.

A 35-year-old mother-of-three woken by a loud bang found an alleged drink driver slurring his words after crashing into her daughter's bedroom.

St John paramedic Mechelle Wharton wasn't going to let a broken leg stop her saving a child.

A fisherman whose boat sank in the middle of the night was so determined not to surrender it that he swam the waterlogged vessel nearly 1km to safety.

After reading about Karen Kilgour being locked in her cupboard by her toddler several Herald others have shared their stories.

A former police officer believes he was told to cover-up the alleged assault of a man who was fatally hit by a truck as he ran from police, a court hears.

A person has died after their car hit a bank in the second fatal crash in Northland this morning.