Police are urging members of the public to report suspicious activity straight away after a would-be burglar escaped after he was disturbed in the process of breaking into a house.

An analyst believes Cathay Pacific will announce services between Hong Kong and Christchurch.

A call from a member of the public led police to uncover a sophisticated, large-scale commercial cannabis operation in West Auckland.

A 15-year-old youth has been charged with aggravated robbery after an alleged incident at a West Auckland petrol station.

Tiny spaces advocate George Clarke is in the country filming a series about how to make the most of the Kiwi DIY attitude in a limited space.

A Warriors' team fishing trip turned into a dramatic rescue mission when the players rushed to the aid of a young man who went missing off an Auckland beach.

The former Ministry of Transport manager who defrauded the agency of $726,000 has been jailed for 43 months.

The body of missing woman Barbara Thomson has been found by police.

Sichuan Airlines has announced three times a week services to Auckland, the latest Chinese carrier to come to this country.

Almost six months after falling 14m down a Coromandel cliff face a 20-year-old man has made a full recovery, which he credits in part to his speedy rescue by the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

It’s one of the longest most convoluted court cases in New Zealand legal history. But today a reptilian battle between clothing labels Lacoste and Crocodile International could finally be drawing to a close.

Tristram Clayton is joined by Dylan Cleaver to find out who has been nabbed up in the latest round of IPL biddings.

A Tauranga man caught importing ecstasy powder and tablets, who claimed he got the idea from watching a television programme, has

The driver, captured in footage shot on the Crown Range, ignored repeated efforts to make him pull over.

Former Labour MP Raymond Huo will return to Parliament if Jacinda Ardern wins the Mt Albert by-election on Saturday.

COMMENT: Why do we stop talking about suicide when we're encouraging those who are vulnerable or fragile to do exactly the opposite and start talking.

The Long Bay College community is reeling after three deaths in the school community this year.

The end of a three-year affair with a Dunedin businessman allegedly led an Auckland woman to harass her former lover's wife.

A New Zealand doctor's improper care left a patient with arthritis and limited function in one of her fingers.

New Zealand's own version of The Project hits screens next week, but can it succeed where others have failed?

Tristram Clayton catches up with Kiwi Mercy Ship volunteers Jonathan and Stephanie Clark about their extraordinary adventures in Benin.

While firefighters are making progress with the Port Hills fires, the fire area remains at 2075ha this afternoon.

Mystery surrounds death of Kiwi woman living in Sydney found with slashed wrists next to a note saying 'he did it'.

A group who lost their only children in the Christchurch quake feel failed by two Govts.

Hawke’s Bay iwi Ngati Kahungunu are welcoming some of China’s most influential businesses on to the Waipatu marae. The inaugural Dragon Taniwha conference is bringing together Maori businesses with around 50 representatives from some of China’s biggest companies.

Airbus is making a play to replace NZ's ageing Hercules by showing off its big military airlifter this week in a bid to woo the public and Defence chiefs.

Kim Dotcom and his three co-accused are eligible for extradition to the US, the High Court has ruled in a decision just released.

An Australian businessman says New Zealand is a cold, damp, overpriced country with no pretty women.

Taking an emergency beacon with him on a tramp saved a diabetic man's life this weekend. The man was part of a group which was tramping

Double-murderer Jason Reihana was treated at Waikato Hospital earlier this month next to patients unaware they were sharing a ward with him.