Heartache after Kiwi couple returned home to find belongings gone.

The fire is 200m by 30m in size, but has been contained.

Family Help Trust in Christchurch have lost four social workers due to the pay gap.

Reports of a gun fired at a vehicle.

Fatal incident at a workplace on Distribution Lane in Sockburn.

The accident happened near Mt Cheeseman ski area at Castle Hill on Tuesday afternoon.

He conned victims with a believable sob story. Then he took off with thousands of dollars.

Robbers crash getaway car, leaving them to flee on foot.

At least one person has been injured in a gas canister explosion.

The man's kayak was found yesterday afternoon.

The man's kayak was located around 2.30pm but he was not found.

Lovely summer sun should bathe centre court for tomorrow's ASB Classic Women's Final.

Anthony Hitchcock is a UK citizen, not a New Zealand citizen, and has family there.

Keith Liddicoat, 57, "was living life at its best. Cycling freely, letting his mind roam".

For the third year on the trot New Zealand has made the list for adventurous US Tourists.

Whanganui athletes had an outstanding season with the second half yet to come.

An empty tip-jar was later found in the lift outside the restaurant.

The Whanganui Festival of Cricket U15 girls tournament features teams from all six zones.

Police investigating the death of Bella Te Pania have appealed to the public again.

Forestry student Fergus Simpson had never previously fought fires and is now on shift.

A man was shot and badly injured after being shot on a Christchurch bridge on Sunday.

A pregnant woman has told of aiding a man as he lay injured from a gunshot wound.

A man was shot and seriously injured last night while standing on a bridge in Woolston.

Shooter and victim were known to each other according to police.

Every year a bunch of New Zealanders will take a radical work leap to change their lives.