Throwing drunken punches at police got James Martin Rapana nowhere - except on the ground, tased.

A Feilding woman has gone missing and police are worried about her well being.

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

Ryan David Campbell Thompson, 24, and Hereina Paul, 23, were in the car when it went over a bank at about 10pm and caught fire.

Whanganui police have located William Harding and he is being spoken to.

Simon Kay relishes the fact that he is finally a welcome guest at an iconic hotel.

Despite recovery efforts from locals and emergency services, the orca stranded on a South Taranaki beach has passed away.

A video circulating on social media showing sewage flowing from a treatment plant into a stream is a distortion of the facts, says Horowhenua District Council.

Roger Hall climbs aboard a golf buggy to see some isolated, but beautiful, scenery.

Try fish and chips at the beach - washed down with as much wildlife as you can handle.

A state of emergency that was declared in the Whanganui District last night remained in place this morning.

A town rich in history and teeming with native birdlife charms Elisabeth Easther.

Jane Jeffries looks forward to ski season at the North Island's great mountain.

A hike up and down a volcano gets Duncan Garner thinking he should really do more of this kind of exercise.

A woman who joined in an attack on strangers in the street and yelled “that’s what you get for being white” has been sentenced to community work.

A view from above takes a Tongariro National Park experience to new heights.

Andrew Alderson falls hard for the romance of Chateau Tongariro's historic and literary atmosphere.

There's much more to this small and unpretentious town than you might imagine, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Hiking, fishing, rugby and a giant kiwi draw Elisabeth Easther to a small community that has big spirit.