A Levin family have been left homeless after a stopbank on their property burst its banks, sending a raging torrent of water knocking

Children in Levin have been risking their lives to raid a home ravaged by fire, giving the home owner more anxiety.

Police have closed the main road through Levin.

It might be the middle of summer but that hasn't stopped the snow from falling.

Hawera Police want to speak to a Taranaki teen who has been missing since January 6.

A person has serious injuries after an incinerator exploded in Foxton.

A 96-year-old woman who had her home support service cut has won a partial reprieve after an outpouring of public outrage at the decision.

A 96-year-old woman may be left to vacuum, change her sheets and do her own washing if her home support is ripped away from her.

The crash occurred when the bus slid into a ditch on Waikawa Beach Rd.

Bones found in bush in the foothills of the Tararua Range are suspected to belong to Palmiro MacDonald but others have gone missing in the area.

The skeletal remains of a person have been found in bush in the foothills of the Tararua Ranges.

Newly elected Horowhenua mayor Michael Feyen is promising to include the community in decision making. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

New Zealand has set a Guinness World Record for the largest licorice allsort.

Man was convinced by a family member to abandon his bike in the river and make his way to safety.

Police are promising "new information" on the Police Ten 7 show tomorrow night about the disappearance of Levin man Palmira Macdonald.

A man is in a critical condition after being stabbed in Levin late last night.

A woman who went missing on her bus journey from Wellington to Hamilton has been found safe in Levin.

A 45-year-old man is being sought by police after shooting another man in Levin on Wednesday.

Robert Martin has come a long way from an institution in Levin.

A teenager is in a serious condition in hospital after suffering severe burns while pouring petrol on a bonfire.

A pig hunter who spent a near-frozen night in the bush wearing just gumboots, t-shirt and hoodie, was "very happy" to see his rescuers today.

The family of a hunter missing in bush as temperatures dropped to near freezing are relieved he has been found and still has his "cheeky smile".

Last October two brave residents of the town where Alex Fisher was killed calmly walked a knife-wielding Eric McIsaac out of the forest and into the hands of police.

Police are on the hunt for a 39-year-old male who is wanted for arrest after breaching bail conditions.

A KiwiRail train driver has been stood down from duties after a near miss with a child at Levin Railway Station.

Questions have been raised about the mental health and fitness to plead of Alex Fisher's older brother, who was charged with the 10-year-old's murder.

Alex Fisher's schoolmates returned to class today following the boy's disappearance and death.

Police have released the name of a woman who died after falling from a horse near Levin yesterday afternoon.

Emergency services were called to the accident at Gladstone Road, Levin but were unable to save the woman.