The reflex that makes many people vomit if they overdose on alcohol can be a lifesaver.

A 43-year-old Korean woman and her teenaged daughters were found dead in their Christchurch home yesterday.

Police are not looking for suspects after the bodies of three women were found in a Christchuch home this morning.

A golfer was in a serious but stable condition in hospital last night after falling 30m down a cliff while looking for his golfball.

A 6-year-old boy was killed when fire ripped through a Whanganui house last night.

Nearly a million 111 calls last year were from people bumping the phone, kids playing or prank calls.

Three teenagers were killed and two others left fighting for their lives after their small car collided with a bus yesterday on a notorious stretch of State Highway One.

Agnes was perched on the boot of a car with a mate when her best friend started the engine. For whatever reason, the pair didn't get off.

The Orewa College board of trustees pleads guilty to charges laid against the school after a fatal boiler-room blast last June.

Police yesterday sealed off a suburban Auckland street after a woman barricaded herself in her home and threatened to release nerve gas.

A 15-year-old's quick reactions and CPR expertise ensured a happy ending to a cardiac emergency.

A police officer knocked unconscious at a call-out last night has barely any memory of the attack, say police.

Police have named the motorcyclist who died when his bike collided with a patrol car which was doing a U-turn at the time.

Police are investigating after a body was found near Te Urewera National Park.