Concerns that students who could potentially be quality vets are being turned away has prompted Massey Uni to give the qualification a major overhaul.

After five long nights on a cliff edge suffering a broken leg and severe dehydration, cocker spaniel Bluey will soon be home with

Friends and family are using social media to plead for sightings of a New Zealand man missing in Bali.

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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.

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.

Police are looking for a mustachioed man who was caught on CCTV robbing a service station in Nelson. The Z service station on Halifax

Brett Morrison moved after two lots of intruders went through his Papamoa rental Two burglaries in the space of two weeks was enough

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

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.

A woman who was charged an $80 cleaning fee by Uber was sent a photo of beer bottles as proof of the mess left behind.

Auckland man jailed after he used bedtime stories as a chance to groom his 9-year-old daughter, reading to her before climbing into her bed and raping her.

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.