A local businessman said his wife heard a "crack".

Four trucks had been sent to fire in Hikurangi this afternoon.

Bids for a yellow Mini for sale on TradeMe which stars in a remake of the classic Kiwi film Goodbye Pork Pie have reached nearly $25,000.

An unseasonable cold snap will be felt in much of the country over the weekend as a front moves over the North Island.

A Taranaki couple have been sentenced to nearly three years imprisonment for a horrendous case of neglect towards elderly woman.

The victim of a three-car crash near Te Puke on Friday was a local teen.

A cardboard heart representing each animal that died in University of Otago teaching and research last year was hung on the building

As the wrapping was torn off to reveal a brand new PlayStation 4, 6-year-old Tyree Walters was quick to filter through the pack of

A young Whangarei man has admitted stealing tobacco products worth nearly $10,000 after breaking into two service stations. Joseph

A Hawke's Bay dean stood down for having extra-marital affairs 25 years ago has been reinstated. In May the Dean of Napier Cathedral

People say that music has a healing power. And in 6-year-old Tyree Walters' case, he has plenty of healing to do. Tyree's PS3 was

A drive in the rain to escape cabin fever in the family bach over the long weekend resulted in a "magical" experience for Jane Tarrant. Driving

As six-year-old Tyree Walters lay in hospital in agony with 30 stitches to his face and chest from a vicious dog attack heartless thieves burgled his home.

A Northland farmer's first attempt at releasing a song internationally via social media has clocked up a whopping 12 million Facebook views.

Northland Health Officials were very disappointed three Northland retailers were prepared to sell cigarettes to minors in a controlled

Two people were taken to hospital with suspected serious injuries after a head-on crash north of Napier yesterday. The crash involving

A 17-year-old female faces a serious assault charge after a woman shopkeeper was bashed when she interrupted teenagers allegedly stealing

Eveline Harvey finds magic above and below ground in Waitomo.

Congestion north of Auckland and around Wellington has eased, NZ Transport Agency says.

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

Oysters thrown on concrete, slurped off a belly button and sucked from the toe of a shoe. These are some of the ways oysters were

The vendors, who are retiring, established the corrugated iron theme for the Waikato town.

It should be a fine Labour weekend for most Kiwis, with a high set to arrive on Saturday.

Police today confirmed the identity of the remains as Palmiro MacDonald, who was last seen in Levin on March 23.

Rachael Beardsall says she and her partner have had to go without to ensure their three children do not starve. So when she heard

An elderly woman was lucky to escape serious injury yesterday when her car was hit from behind.

Shocked family members have gathered in mourning after a woman died in a car that crashed down a driveway in West Auckland.

It used to be the thing of the old Western movies where the rancher combating rustlers stealing his stock. But similar scenarios are

Fissure, a new kiwi chick, hatched despite a huge hole in its egg, after staff patched the egg up with masking tape.

More than 520 new jobs and $111 million of capital investment could be pumped into Tauranga by prospective new businesses.