Six people have died in five separate Labour Weekend accidents in Wanganui, Southland, Canterbury, Hawke's Bay and the Waikato.

Waikato residents renewed their calls for a commuter rail service between Hamilton and Auckland with staged sit ins at train stations on Saturday.

The mother of three NZ children shot dead by their father broke her silence as they were laid to rest at their ancestral marae.

A Chinese gymnast, now living in Huntly, has been stripped of an Olympic bronze medal for being too young during the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

A boy who died after a trail bike crash on the open road was part of a family who witnessed another tragic quadbike accident two months ago.

A man will appear in court after stealing a car at knifepoint.

Robbers armed with a shotgun held up a Huntly Armourguard van as staff were transferring money from their van to the ANZ Bank.

State-owned power company Genesis Energy has reported a full year loss of $136 million after writing down by $183 million the value of its Huntly power station.