New Zealand's worst youth offenders will get million-dollar beds in the country's newest youth prison.

A two-car crash which left five Rotorua Girls' High School students injured today has been "absolutely devastating", principal Annette Joyce says.

Ford nuts rejoice - the stunning Focus RS will be here this year, in limited numbers.

A Wellington landlord incensed by a meter reader who defecated in a bag and left it on his doorstep has had his compensation claim knocked back from $200kto $800.

Gorillaz will play a New Zealand show off the back of an Australian tour later this year.

A new bottle store licence has angered residents of one of Auckland's poorest suburbs after it was 'sneaked through'.

Women, middle-aged people and high-income households are under more financial stress than other New Zealanders, a survey has shown.

Gaming blogs and websites have been abuzz over TV3's recent Monday night movie ad, which one said was "very similar" to a US Sony PlayStation 3 ad.

Murray McCully says Afghanistan's Bamiyan Province, where NZ troops have been since 2003, will be ready to stand on its own before Hamid Karzai's 2014 deadline.