Tony Moore gave his mate a loaded gun he used to execute a Greymouth mum

Commissioner will probably take over Wellington Institute of Technology and Whitireia.

The elderly Greymouth man was assaulted during the robbery on Sunday, August 19.

The family have asked for privacy while the investigation continues.

Jump in second-half domestic enrolments relieves financially strapped polytechnics.

The group also helped themselves to a feed of chips, lollies and energy drinks.

A 41-year-old man was found with critical injuries on Cowper St about 2am this morning.

The victim was taken to nearby Grey Base Hospital about 2am but died shortly afterwards.

A man has been fatally stabbed in Greymouth.

A 55-year-old man has been charged with arson and burglary.

Fifty firefighters worked to contain the blaze on Tainui Street.

The families are waiting for Pike River Minister Andrew Little to give final go-ahead.

Kids were in the house when George "Sean" Warren shot pleading mother dead.

Man arrested after five months on run in case of jewellery thefts worth over $200,000.

Hopeful Christian died this week, aged 91

Gloriavale: "If you were sorry for our loss, you wouldn't pester us like you do."

Māori did not cede sovereignty to the Crown, claims Allistair Patrick Brooker.

George Warren admits shooting Greymouth woman dead inside home where children were.

Two hunters were rescued on the West Coast, north of Haast, yesterday morning.

They were on an adventure of a lifetime, then in an instant, the unthinkable happened.

A canyoning trip turned to tragedy when woman fell to her death.

Arrested man seen ranting in court before ripping off prison gown and making naked escape.

The panoramic open carriages of the TranzAlpine crosses New Zealand's Southern Alps at a leisurely pace. Your eyes will wish it went slower.

Polytech and vocational training leaders meet in Manukau tomorrow to map a survival plan.

A pig on the loose in Greymouth has led an animal control officer on a gleeful chase.

Plastic has many uses - but have we made too much and what can we do about it?

The storm has split in two and continues to ravage Canterbury and the lower South Island.

Some Tasman residents remain cut off as the country cleans up after ex-cyclone Gita.

The storm ripped out fences, pulled off garage doors and peeled off a roof.

Locals are stocking up at supermarket before 150km/h winds arrive.