A substance found outside the Work and Income office in Levin earlier this morning was sugar.

Police have named the truck driver who died in a three-vehicle crash near Levin last night.

A strong earthquake was "likely felt' after hitting near Levin this morning, GeoNet says.

A terrified teenage girl called for help from her cellphone when she became trapped in her car in a flash flood in Levin on Friday night.

A property in Levin has been attacked by an arsonist twice in the last two weeks.

Two people have been arrested over a “disgraceful” robbery in which a family with two young children were held up with a broken bottle.

One lucky Lotto player will be basking in more than just the sunshine this morning, after scooping a $1 million win last night.

A 16km expressway north of Wellington has had resource consent granted by a Board of Inquiry.

A sophisticated cannabis growing network in Levin supplying the large Auckland market has been busted by police.

A shed at a poultry factory on the outskirts of Levin was engulfed in flames this morning.

A 76-year-old man has died after a three-car collision south of Levin today, police say.

Police attempting to arrest a woman near Levin ended up trying to rescue her after she allegedly started a fire in her own home.

The body was found about 8am by a member of the public who immediately contacted police and emergency services.

The victim of a vicious attack by two pitbull dogs still suffers anxiety attacks and flashbacks about the day she was savaged.

Levin has produced plenty of superstars, writes Elisabeth Easther.

A grieving mother has made an emotional plea to a mystery motorist linked to the crash that killed her teenage daughter.

A man has told of a teenage boy's desperate attempts to get help for his girlfriend who died when the car they were in crashed this morning.