A lone bee has been blamed for a truck crash that cut power to more than 1700 homes and put the driver in hospital.

The police hunt for the killer of Carmen Thomas today moved to rural southeast Auckland, after a newly reported sighting of her car around the time she went missing.

The country's Lions Clubs have struck a deal with the Reserve Bank to get the full value of defunct NZ coins, for charity.

An NZ motorcyclist died instantly when he lost control and crashed at speed during a race on the Isle of Man, a British inquest has been told.

The former wife of a police officer was today jailed for four years for offending that was described in court as a "huge web of deceit".

Lock Tom Donnelly admits a less-than-accurate display against Australia has sent the All Blacks back in front of their computer screens.

The eastern Bay of Plenty town of Opotiki remains isolated this morning.