A Hastings motorist has written off his $100,000 sports car while fleeing police at 130km/h.

A mother who stopped a "cruel" videoed bullying session between a group of secondary school students in Hastings says the attack left her furious.

Police fear a pistol-wielding teenager who tried to hold up a dairy yesterday may strike again.

A former detective who arrested Jules Mikus for the murder of Teresa Cormack is not surprised by the Mikus' latest denials.

Nine people were attacked and robbed after three aremed men burst into a Napier house this weekend.

This water park is a scream for young and old, finds Alex Tully.

The 2011 harvest is all but over for the country's winemakers. The vineyard managers can take a well-earned break after the harvest hullabaloo, happy in the knowledge the wines are safely in the tank.

Act's new parliamentary leader says an image revamp is more than a decade overdue.

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

Brains behind successful Hawkes Bay scheme given chance to put ideas into practice nationwide.