The partner of the Napier siege gunman received nearly $10,000 in ACC compensation after he committed suicide.

Find out where to watch fireworks displays in your area tonight and during the weekend.

The teen driver at the wheel of the van in which two friends were killed was last night at the hospital bedside of her boyfriend who is feared paralysed.

The teenage girl driver of a van involved in a horror double fatal smash early today had been drinking alcohol, say police.

A cold southerly is set to dump more snow on the Desert Road and bring a chill to much of the country.