A man has admitting ramming a police car while yelling "Allahu Akbar''.

Impact resulted from driver's reaction to seeing what she thought was a poisonous spider.

Those who turn up to the gate intoxicated will be refused entry.

Boarding house scuffle turned into revenge attack, court hears.

Police stunned by motorist driving hands-free while eating breakfast.

The festival is set to be a scorcher.

One car lay crumpled in paddock, nearby a ute had flipped on to its roof.

International oil and gas company granted consent to drill in Great South Basin.

A student died while riding a wheelie bin down a Dunedin street 18 years ago.

House owners pursued failed purchaser for the profit they lost in would-be deal.

"Changeable" spring weather brings sun, rain, hot and cold all in one week.

Robbie Smith the hero for North Otago with fulltime penalty kick maintaining unbeaten tag

Showers will arrive in Auckland this afternoon, and heavy rain is possible.

The 68-year-old spent his life savings on needless treatment.

Gangster told his victim he would "end up in a dumpster" if he didn't meet his demands.

Ludo was rushed to the SPCA after he was found wandering the streets, starving.

Armed with stolen chequebook she went on a $35,000 shopping spree.

Man, 20, knew girl was 14 and still pursued her for sex.

A Dunedin man who committed two armed robberies with his mum has been released on parole.

There is a heavy rain watch is in force for Coromandel and Bay of Plenty.

Teams welcome back their NZ Heartland XV players for games going right down to the wire.

A widespread burst of thunderstorms brought over 1300 lightning flashes within an hour.

'All sense of calculated risk or danger is gone,' the Reddit user wrote in his post.

David Charteris was Victim Support's southern practice manager.

SPCA members are struggling to understand why anyone would abandon the "lovely" dog.

Kiwis are already searching for spring gear, but the weather isn't playing ball.