Teenage murder accused Beauen Wallace-Loretz remains on the run for a fifth day after disconnecting his electronic monitoring anklet.

Murder accused teen on the run after disconnecting his electronic monitoring anklet was terrified he would be returned to prison, a family friend has revealed.

A driver allegedly slammed another car off the road during a suspected road-rage incident yesterday, sending it careering into a bus shelter, seriously injuring a waiting teenager.

Plenty of improvement but still much to work on - the New Zealand schooling sector has been given its annual report card.

A fire at an Auckland mosque that has been at the centre of allegations of extremist Islamic teaching is being treated as suspicious.

A fire at a mosque early this morning is under investigation.

An Auckland school is seeking legal advice on how to best protect the intellectual property of students who are designing and programming apps.

A readymixed concrete truck overturned in the Auckland suburb of Avondale this afternoon, spilling wet concrete onto the road.

Shoppers took to the Boxing Day sales with gritted teeth yesterday, battling full carparks, queues and crowds to snap up bargains.

Artist Janet Lilo tells Elisabeth Easther what she loves about living in the colourful suburb of Avondale.

A father who lost his 8-month-old son in the February 22 earthquake says he and his young daughters would probably have died in one of a spate of suspected weekend arson attacks if he hadn't been woken by a neighbour...

Switzerland: land of mountains, yodelling, chalets and fondue - so much to love.

A violent hail and thunder storm has caused two car crashes and left the ground "white like snow" in Wellington. Police have said the storm after 1:30pm had been the catalyst for two crashes...