A youth killed in a landslide near Whakatane on Saturday was looking forward to becoming father in September.

Just over a fifth of all working-age Northlanders were on welfare benefits at the end of March.

A little boy in a small East Coast town may have been chasing his puppy when he fell into a water tank and drowned.

New environmental protection laws for New Zealand's exclusive economic zone will come into effect next year.

Vicky Jayne finds plenty to see on Route 35 - and all at an enjoyable pace.

Coach Graham Henry doesn't like seeing the All Blacks doctor's number come up on his phone.

Investigations are under way after two Air NZ flights were forced to make emergency landings yesterday.

Buying ebooks may be convenient but it can't compete with the personality and charm of our best bookshops, writes Danielle Wright.

The Easter holiday road toll stands at five after a single-vehicle crash in Taranaki last night.

Travellers could get caught as heavy downfalls settle over the North Island for the next 24 hours.

The skipper of a protest boat who was arrested yesterday plans to fight claims he acted dangerously.

More in the war of words between Greenpeace and police over a protest yacht's course yesterday near the the Petrobras oil survey ship.