All the crashes which caused seven fatalities this Labour weekend were avoidable, say police.

A Hamilton man will appear on court on a firearm charge after the death of a woman near Taupo last night.

A grieving husband wants answers on how his wife died from meningococcal disease, despite repeatedly seeking medical help.

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A horse kick left Mark Isaacs with 400 stitches, three steel plates screwed into his face, a broken jaw and a reconstructed eye socket.

A male police officer was allegedly bitten by a drunk woman as he took her to the police station, leaving him requiring medical attention.

Two people were taken to hospital after a bus crashed into a line of cars in the Auckland suburb of Greenlane this morning.

Police Minister Judith Collins has told the Police Association she supports the idea of lock boxes for pistols in all police vehicles, after the July shooting of two officers in Christchurch.

Whangārei's iconic, 107-year -old ''Old Town Hall'' has been badly damaged in a fire this afternoon. Video / Twitter / @instrum3nt / @Kar3nlj / We Are Whangarei / @soccer.dude1

Two young brothers are being hailed as heroes after they rescued their dad from a DIY disaster.

Three children critically hurt in a crash in Kawerau today were not wearing seat belts, police say.

Two teenagers are seriously ill in Middlemore Hospital with extensive burns after a gas cylinder is thought to have exploded in their faces.

Police are hunting an arsonist after a fire gutted a childcare centre in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn yesterday.

About 45 firefighters battled a "major" blaze at a childcare centre in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn.

Phillip Bannan bought three bottles of wine and - after several afternoon drinks - decided to drive 87km from Akaroa to Christchurch.