131116bf12.JPG PHOTO/BEN FRASERSUPPORT: The Rotorua community and their four-legged friends had a great time at the VETPlus Dogs'

Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse are calling for the mine not to be sealed in the hope the bodies of their loved ones will one day be recovered.

A major medical marijuana trial is underway in New Zealand - testing the effects of a new cannabis gel on epilepsy patients.

The pink LightPath/Canada Street Bridge and a Hawkes Bay school are among 28 of NZ's best new structures.

The lucky Lotto winner who woke up $44 million richer this morning remains unknown this morning.

The NZ Herald wasn't the only paper around the world to go big with the US election coverage.

"Terrifying" is now trending on Twitter.

Police have released a detailed description of a car used in the attempted abduction of a Whangarei schoolboy.

Tim and Fiona Noble have lost all possessions and the home in which their children grew up - and grandkids loved to visit - has been destroyed by fire.

Gisborne police are searching for a Taser, after a holster became dislodged during a struggle with youths who shot fireworks at officers.

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious house fire in South Auckland.

A fire that was rapidly spreading down a cliff in swanky Auckland suburb St Heliers has been extinguished.

Squally thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to hit the North Island overnight, with a severe weather watch in place.

A 20-year-old male is in a serious condition after a ride on mower rolled on Waiheke Island. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter is on

Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.

An English country estate cashing in on the lucrative manuka honey market has been given a stinging riposte by Kiwi beekeepers who

Dunedin police are looking for 24-year-old Tamaroa Jones, who has a warrant for his arrest.

Christchurch police are being investigated for pouring hundreds of litres of booze into a drain.

It is believed the tractor rolled onto the driver after it collided with a car that was overtaking it.

A two-car crash is causing heavy congestion on State Highway 1, south of Warkworth.

Police are still puzzled by an alleged kidnapping from Sylvia Park in September.

A man has died overnight after a tractor rolled on a rural road west of Huntly.

A judge has ruled New Zealand Police canines are among the top dogs in Australasia.

The body of an elderly man has been found in a small Canterbury fishing community.

A man has appeared in court for stealing more than $27,600 from 29 people over a course of three months.

Three adults and five children escaped a blaze in Otahuhu this morning.

The Australian Workers' Union said workers at Dreamworld endured a "culture of fear and intimidation".

Dreamworld CEO Deborah Thomas told a press conference staff are shattered by the events and that her thoughts and prayers are with the families.

Dreamworld could face compensation claims, massive fines and even be shut down, a leading lawyer says.

Dreamworld CEO Deborah Thomas told a press conference staff are shattered by the events and that her thoughts and prayers are with the families.