A man has died after being crushed in a wood-pulp rolling machine at the Carter Holt Harvey Tasman Mill in Kawerau.

Winston Peters is back with all guns blazing today in a speech slamming immigration, foreign ownership and the Government.

An animal control officer severely beaten while seizing an unregistered dog says he can never return to his job.

A Rotorua animal control officer suffered serious head injuries when beaten while investigating a complaint.