Amateur artist - and Prime Minister - John Key has donated a drawing of his workplace to the Turakina School Art Expo this year.

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.

Wild Kaimanawa horses couldn't drag Elisabeth Easther away from this adventurous town.

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.

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.

Andrew Alderson and Junior treat their queen to a Mother's Day break on the Northern Explorer to National Park.

Rosalie France explores National Park without snow.

80-year-old Tararua farmer Donald Robbie was driving his farm truck, with 4.5c metres of gravel down a steep hill when his brakes failed.

We look at spots made famous by some classic Kiwi landmarks. Today: Ohakune.

Last Friday, Whanganui District Health Board members voted 9-2 to spell the name of their hospital correctly as Whanganui with an "h".

Elisabeth Easther finds a town with Scandinavian heritage and real socks appeal.