A top Auckland school is losing three science teachers as houses become an "unrealistic" goal for many in the profession.

COMMENT: For 29 long years, who killed Chris Bush has been a mystery. Just because a case is cold doesn't mean it's closed.

COMMENT: Geoffrey Palmer and Andrew Butler reply to concerns written document would be ponderous undertaking.

The Labour weekend road toll stands at two today, after a woman critically injured in a Paekakariki crash died in hospital.

A streaker who invaded a New Plymouth rugby pitch has been slapped with a two-year stadium ban.

A Massey High School student has secured a place at a prestigious music college, the same institution that sparked the careers of John Mayer, Imagine Dragons and Quincy Jones.

A cyclist has been flown to hospital after falling off her bike in Napier. The woman, in her 20s, suffered a serious leg injury when

Ellie Hutchinson flies with across the ditch from Auckland to a small island in Australia.

A Kiwi academic who jokingly wrote a research paper written by Apple's iOS autocomplete has been accepted to present his findings at a nuclear physics conference.

A 24-year-old man remains in intensive care following an alleged hit and run in Whanganui yesterday.

The person was critically injured in the crash at Greymouth Motorcycle Street Races, and died on their way to hospital.

Eveline Harvey finds magic above and below ground in Waitomo.

A boys' weekend in Rotorua is full-on and full of fun, writes Mike Lane.

Traffic is "still really heavy" south of Auckland after a fatal crash on the Southern Motorway overnight and in Wellington a head-on crash has closed SH1.

Twelve Kiwi families will be watching the Auckland Marathon next weekend with a little more excitement than might normally be expected.

It has been a Labour Weekend with a difference for one mother - who unexpectedly gave birth on a Taranaki roadside.

COMMENT: Tinder is not just about sex, and not the sign of a promiscuous generation.

Kiwis keen to shape up for summer are spending up to $99 a day on detox programmes, but experts warn there is little evidence they work.

See stalactites and stalagmites, listen to the sound of rushing waterfalls and discover how glow worms produce their signature light on a tour of this fascinating cave in the Waitomo District.

Lotto tickets are selling like hotcakes.

Possum patties for pooches were on offer in Remuera yesterday, all in the name of protecting our native bird.

The search continues for a diver missing off Canterbury's Banks Peninsula.

WATCH: A young man injured in a hit and run outside a Whanganui pub this morning is no longer in a critical condition, but is still seriously injured.

We won't only take out the Bledisloe Cup this weekend - we're also on track to crush the Aussies at the police dog trials, too.

One person is in hospital and another has been arrested following a stabbing in Paeroa last night.

In a video, the teacher is seen standing over the boy, who is lying on the ground crying.

After years of trying, and three heart-wrenching rounds of vitro fertilisation, 36-year-old Libby McKenzie hugs the beautiful baby boy she always dreamed of.

It's a busy world behind the scenes of Priscilla - Queen of the Desert.

One Kiwi punter has a hundred thousand reasons for the All Blacks to rewrite the record books tonight - and remain unbeaten for 2016.

COMMENT: As a child of the Central North Island I can't think of a better place to be than the Bay of Plenty.