State house tenant with two disabled adult children will be able to stay in her house after Work and Income paid her rent arrears this morning.

Auckland police are keen to hear from a pregnant woman seen in the vicinity of an aggravated robbery of a service station.

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More than 100 Hawke's Bay young offenders will be given the chance to gain their driver's licences and improve their employment opportunities.

A woman posted CCTV images of an alleged burglar she says crept around her house and stole several pairs of shoes.

Police are seeking witnesses to a car accident on Portal St, Whanganui, this morning.

Kathryn Ryan says she asked to stay longer in the maternity unit because she had suffered post-natal depression in the past and had concerns about breastfeeding.

Cannabis plants with a street value of more than $14.6 million have been netted in the Bay in this year's cannabis and crime operation.

Witness says driver beeped horn and tried to stop.

Women have felt scared walking past "degrading and senseless" jokes on blackboard outside Hastings bar.

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Wanganui Cancer Society was shocked when the owner said he wanted to donate it to auction off and raise money to help people in their community.

Waikato District Mayor Allan Sanson is disappointed the reporter referred to the town as "rotting" and has offered to show her around.

Waikato police are refusing to comment on why they cordoned off a rural school the morning after a quiz night.

Twelve families who had been struggling to find a healthy home were at the centre of celebrations in a Tauranga housing project at the weekend.

Research into how ash clouds from a large volcanic eruption under Lake Taupo would affect the country could help with managing the disaster if it occurs.

There is a big road trip ahead for a giraffe travelling down the North Island today.

A Wanganui Cancer Society volunteer has shocked the organisation by offering up his beloved classic car for auction in a bid to raise funds for them.

A 19-year-old whose car went head-on into a power pole in Waikato early this morning, is now in a stable condition.

Two young men have been charged over an assault in which a police dog handler was knocked unconscious.

Two people have been injured, one seriously, after a two car crash in Pukekohe this evening.

A homeless family who got a state house after seeking help from a Mangere marae now want to "pay it forward" by helping others who are still sleeping in cars.

A driver escaped unhurt after the logging truck he was driving caught fire in Northland.

MetService is warning of more rain, squalls, strong winds, "a nasty band of thunderstorms" and even coastal tornadoes today.

A boat has sunk in Coromandel Harbour causing a small amount of diesel to leak into the sea.

Two vehicles collided just before 12.40pm today on State Highway 31, Tihiroa, north of Otorohanga.

Thunderstorms, gale force winds and heavy rain are on the way for this afternoon.

A developer has backtracked on its plans to move a beachside carpark.