'We have basically seen it become a quagmire'.

"There was glass everywhere - and things tipped over and damaged" - store manager.

One area bucked the trend: up 40 per cent last year, down only 3.4 per cent now.

New Zealand's most successful Games has been capped by their most successful athlete.

The harbour bridge remains a huge obstacle to cross-city alternative transport links.

Uffindell suspected he may have also tackled students before punching another.

Police say Neville Thomson was attacked by someone else's dogs - not his own two pets.

The MP for Tauranga admitted he beat a younger boy with other students.

Jason Hoyte joins the Between Two Beers podcast.

Thinking about getting a dog, or already besotted by a certain breed?

The Prime Minister faced questions about National's proposed welfare changes.

Earlier, motorists near Te Aroha were advised not to pick up hitchhikers.

Expert predicts thousands of infections each day for the foreseeable future.

A post-mortem has confirmed the dog attack was the cause of death.

Fresh details about the Duke's settlement deal with Virginia Giuffre.

Fog restrictions are in place at Auckland Airport early this morning.

'I am still blessed ... my brother survived. I am still thankful,' he told 1News.

Sione Falala was already on an extended supervision order when he offended again.

Israeli aircraft pummeled targets in the Gaza Strip, raising the Palestinian death toll.

Aaron Gate has sprinted into history with a performance worth being remembered forever.

Thousands more inquiries than any other year besiege the agency.