Loved ones gathered in Palmerston North todayWednesday to farewell the hero cop who died while saving his daughter from the Manawatu

A Northland teacher has admitted she's an alcoholic, after incidents including two drink driving convictions, and testing positive

The kids at Onekawa Plunket are the latest victim, as the rate of crime grows across the Eastern Policing District. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Emergency services were called to the crash on Martin Rd in Waihi about 1.50pm.

Kākā numbers are on the rise, looking for food around houses and farms. But these curious birds will eat anything, including lead which makes a sweet change from totara berries. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Celebrity nutritionist Dr Libby Weaver has split from her husband of 10 years.

Teacher in a relationship with a student's mother also fabricated test results.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges has declared his bid for Deputy Prime Minister.

After an exam season marred by mistakes, the date NCEA students will be able to check their results online has been released.

One person has died and another has been airlifted to hospital with critical injuries.

Shandelle Battersby checks into The Heritage Collection Waterfront Suites, Paihia.

Police suspect arson after six car fires in Christchurch overnight.

Three years after an Auckland couple purchased an Otahuhu home, they are still waiting for the keys.

For years, thousands of young people have flocked to Mount Maunganui for the New Year's Eve celebration. But not this year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Immigrants are using bakery jobs just to get residency, then leaving the profession, claims a union boss.

The contest for New Zealand's next PM is shaping up as a race between an veteran politician, a lower-profile minister, and a wild card.

Some health tests, treatments and procedures may be unnecessary

NZ students rank above OECD average, but girls and rich students have seen their results drop.

Canterbury's Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to drive with caution while the Lewis Pass alternate highway (State Highway 7)

Patched members and associates of the Head Hunters gang arrested in a series of armed raids across Christchurch this morning have appeared in court.

Police have increased their patrols around Upper Hutt schools following reports of men trying to lure children away - with one man offering a child Pokemon cards to follow him.

A new satellite-based tool published by Landcare Research has provided one of the clearest views yet of what changes last month's 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake wrought on the landscape.

Corrections Minister Judith Collins has announced she will run for the Prime Minister's job this afternoon.

Convicted killer Scott Watson is appearing before the Parole Board in Christchurch today. Watson was convicted in 1999 for killing

An Auckland rugby referee who suffered a fatal heart attack during a game committed himself fully to everything he did. Graham Eddy

Hamilton is celebrating disabilities today, and it's inspirational. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The problem that caused the giant cottonwood tree to crush cars and injure a woman was not easily detected.

Foreign investment in New Zealand stocks is at its highest since 2011, but investment specialist JBWere says the level may soon fall.

Queenstown Police are floating the idea of a 24-hour ban on public drinking in the wake of last Saturday's Crate Day chaos in the resort.

The New Zealand government's accounts recorded a smaller-than-forecast deficit in the first four months of the year.