A 10-year-old girl has died after falling from the back of a ute driven by her best friend's father.

A real estate agent was caught out on tape by a couple upset over his "unprofessional behaviour" when selling their home.

Maori MP Hone Harawira will kickstart his new party by forcing a byelection in his Te Tai Tokerau electorate. He will officially resign from Parliament by writing to the Speaker on Monday.

A prison guard has been arrested and charged with smuggling drugs to Mongrel Mob inmates.

Pomp and ceremony joined with a mutual love of rugby in John Key's one-day visit to Paris.