Police want to hear from anyone who was in the wider area near St Heliers School between 7.30am and 9am yesterday, and witnessed anything suspicious.

Being doused in fuel was a "very serious situation" due to its flammability.

A TV reporter remembers thinking the car that hit her was "absolutely booting it".

Police have received lots of feedback about a car seen at the quarry.

The family of former Silver Ferns netballer and TV commentator Tania Dalton has formally announced her death. Tristram Clayton is joined by Rikki Swannell to remember the life of an icon.

Large fires near the Hanmer Springs turnoff on the Lewis Pass Rd have brought traffic to a standstill and cut power in the area.

The remains of an unknown NZ soldier have been found a century after he died.

Friend and Business partner Chris Henderson reads a statement from the Dalton family.

The last of the Reading Cinema car park building was brought down on Tuesday.

No parole for man who kidnapped and stabbed pie delivery driver Marteine Robin in March 2012.

Eight million dollars worth of property linked to the owners of the Masala restaurant chain will be forfeited following a major investigation into tax evasion and staff exploitation. Tristram Clayton talks to Hamish Fletcher, Herald Business editor, about the forfeited assets.

Driver, 14, likely to be referred to Youth Court after crash that killed three.

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Arsonists leave $40,000 bill after setting fire to slides in children's playground.

Stratford mayor Neil Volzke, says he disagrees with the Maxim Insititute's regional population decline report. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick discusses the release of the Maxim Institute population decline report today, and what the Rotorua Lakes Council are doing to buck the trend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick discusses the release of the Maxim Institute population decline report, and what the Rotorua Lakes Council are doing to buck the trend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Swimming with dolphins in Akaroa has topped Australia's list of the best bucket list experiences in New Zealand. Also in the top

Porirua's mayor stresses the shooting incident "had nothing to do with Porirua".

The Dome Valley victim was smashed in the head at least seven times, a court has heard.

Kurt Bayer went to the Gumboot Throwing Champs as a reporter, and left a champ.

Kiwi children, aged 9 to 18, have revealed how much pocket money they receive.

CNN is set to take Kiwi culture to the world as part of an upcoming TV show.

A man suffering serious injuries is to be flown to hospital after a car fire in Canterbury.

No formal identification has been made yet.

Rotorua man Kieran McDonogh was on a trip of a lifetime when he died snowboarding.

An Auckland export cider company is moving to Hawke's Bay and selling shares to help make the move.

One of two people who died in yesterday's three-vehicle crash near Nelson was a local.

Lying still on the side of the road, the Dome Valley victim looked like a pile of rubbish, a court has heard.

Four people have been taken to Waikato Hospital after car crash today.