At least two dogs have died this week from eating the toxic berries of the Karaka tree.

The case of Donella Knox, jailed for four years for the murder of autistic daughter Ruby, mirrors New Zealand's most famous autism death.

Ruthless, reckless and surging rage: a mother details the struggle of looking after the severely autistic daughter she later killed.

A Whakatane father and his two sons are currently competing in the New Zealand Superbike Championships. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Solo mum killed daughter after two-decade struggle with her violent outbursts, poverty and feelings of being let down by health system.

15-year old Phoebe Jury has a talent for handling miniature horses. She has just been selected to be part of the New Zealand youth team, to go to Australia in April. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Wairoa District Mayor Craig Little says 2017 is about getting back to basics to spruce up shop fronts, roads, and footpaths to improve the town's visual identity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A Whakatane father and his two sons are currently competing in the New Zealand Superbike Championships. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

If you thought summer was missing in action last month, official figures released today prove it.

A reader has come upon a colourful find - and it took an evolutionary ecologist to tell us what the funky parasite is.

Organisers of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast race have teamed up with a global environment group to ensure the iconic event leaves no trace upon the spectacular South Island countryside it traverses.

Junior fisheries officers in Auckland found four people in possession of 260 paua, 258 of which were shucked and all of which were undersized.

Waikato police have re-opened a Hamilton street after armed offenders squad members cordoned off a house.

Tony Veitch lets loose on the latest sporting troubles.

The man responsible for the deaths of two Mosgiel siblings is a changed man, according to the Parole Board.

Tristram Clayton is joined by NIWA Forecaster Chris Brandolino to discuss the upcoming weather for this long weekend.

Laura McGoldrick brings us the latest cricket news.

The effects of extended exposure to Nickelback has long been a mystery, but thanks to the hard work of Karl Puschmann, the results have been found.

A wheelchair-bound man managed to escape a high-speed Hamilton crash after his foot got stuck on the accelerator.

The search for Auckland woman Carissa Avison has been suspended, a week after she was last seen, amid reports she bought a gun.

Woman missing for a week may have bought a gun before mysterious trip to Auckland's west coast.

We can expect normal temperatures in the coming months but less rain.

Three ambulances take crash injured to hospital.

Children in Levin have been risking their lives to raid a home ravaged by fire, giving the home owner more anxiety.

The Armed Offenders Squad has fired gas canisters in a suburban Hamilton street.

Concerts and other events could be held in the residential red zone to take pressure off Hagley Park.

A diesel spill briefly closed a section of State Highway 16 near Whenuapai this morning.

Among the new targets set by Bill English, police will be attending 98 per cent of burglaries within 48 hours, up from current rates of 86 per cent.

Just weeks after his release from prison, Jaden Lee Stroobant murdered and sexually violated a 69-year-old Te Atatu woman.

A spokesman said the letter acknowledged Waitangi Day and the close relationship between New Zealand and the US.