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Skipper fined after boat capsizes
A skipper has been fined and received a formal warning after his boat capsized leaving him and his two passengers floating in the water.
A skipper has been fined and received a formal warning after his boat capsized leaving him and his two passengers floating in the water.
Police confirm the Southern Motorway is now open following a crash which earlier closed two southbound lanes.
Woman knocked off her scooter by a car leaving a driveway.
An eye witness has described watching as a stolen car fleeing from police lost control, became airborne and smashed into a Hamilton house.
Police said one passenger has a chest injury and was being treated by ambulance in Napier.
Police divers have recovered the body of a man whose car plunged into the Waikato River yesterday.
A person has been flown to hospital with serious abdominal injuries after a head on collision in the East Cape area this morning.
Sandeep Kumar's victims trusted him to drive them home - instead he assaulted them.
22 full-time jobs to go from the university's education department in proposal revealed to staff.
Fergus Glen was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his brother Craig in 2003 after a long-term feud between the pair.
Two teenagers and one man have been arrested following an incident during which a police dog was kicked and an officer assaulted.
An American woman lost in the New Zealand bush for four freezing nights with her "most remarkable" mother credits her with saving her life.
The American mother and daughter lost in the bush for four days spelled out the word "help" in a bush clearing.
A mother and daughter who became lost in a North Island bush had to huddle together for warmth and ration their supplies after the terrain became impenetrable.
The car driven by a mother and daughter missing since Wednesday has been found at an entrance to a hiking track in the Tararua range.
First it was White Island's crater lake that was making scientists sit up - and now it is the one atop Mt Ruapehu.
Police are appealing for the driver of a white utility vehicle to come forward after a man was killed when a car and truck collided in rural Waikato today.
The trial of Kamal Reddy has heard that cash was being withdrawn from a woman's account after she had disappeared.
Dargaville High School principal David Kenneth Bargh has been convicted and fined for lurking on the property of a female teacher at night.
Transport Minister Simon Bridges confirmed work will commence this year along the ill-fated stretch between Pokeno and the State Highway 25 intersection.
Fire crews from Rotorua and Taupo are currently attending a fire at Dudley Mechanical Preps on Manuka St in Taupo.
Several cars smashed their way into a service station overnight, leaving a worker cowering in a back room.
A trial for a man accused of murdering his ex-partner and her daughter has had an unexpected delay after a juror was sent home.
City bound traffic is heavily congested on the Northwestern Motorway back to Hobsonville after a crash near Rosebank Rd.
Sunny skies have been forecast for most parts of the country tomorrow but don't forget to bring a jacket to morning Anzac parades.
A motorcyclist is in critical condition after colliding with a car on State Highway One in Northland.
An act of "absolute stupidity and dangerous driving" by a fleeing motorist put innocent lives at risk, Northland's top traffic officer says.
Floodwaters have receded after heavy downpours kept emergency services busy last night with Coromandel residents climbing to higher ground.
Heavy downpours are keeping North Island fire crews busy tonight, with reports coming in of residents climbing to higher ground to escape flooding in the Coromandel.