Telecom is investigating claims a customer received an abusive text from its call centre after complaining of delays in her cellphone service.

Its KFC went up in flames in December, and now Levin has lost one of the country's top beauty pageants as well.

Wanganui residents come to the rescue of an injured puppy whose owner could not afford the operation it desperately needed.

Shark sightings around the country have forced beach closures more than 12 times this summer.