Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash between a car and cart in Taranaki this morning.

An iconic Mount Maunganui surf shop was saved from fire last night after a shed at a the rear of the property went up in flames overnight.

A yacht remains stranded on Wellington's South Coast after hitting rocks last night.

Parents of dead Te Puna mum say her name is "cleared" after coroner finds no evidence phone was factor in accident.

Police have found a car linked to teen's death and are talking to two young people as family prepare to farewell loved one.

Thief tries to hide his face from CCTV cameras as he crawls around a house stealing cash and jewellery.

Indecent acts committed by a prominent New Zealander against young girls were "brief, opportunistic and sneaky", court told.

Texting and driving played no part in the tragic death of Tracey O'Brien, despite her death prompting warnings not to use a phone while behind the wheel.

Students at Te Kuiti High School, where former student Ocean Heke attended, were visibly shaken this morning.

A 17-year-old girl who died as a result of a motor vehicle incident on Otorohanga's main street was found lying on the grass outside a house where a party had been.

Police have confirmed the stabbing took place in the South Auckland suburb at about 1am. Authorities are expected to release more information today.

A turf war has broken out at a much-loved Kiwi surf break over a camera broadcasting surf conditions.

A motorcyclist nabbed doing 132km/h on a rural stretch of road and found to have been drinking has led to another stern reminder from police to drive responsibly.

Police are shocked with the actions of a motorcyclist who sped through a stretch of road that only hours before had claimed the life of a man in a horror truck crash.

Police operation that seized drugs, cash, cars and jetskis in raids on properties linked to motorcycle gang also found a sizeable collection of Star Wars figures.

Nearly 20 people have been detained after a meth-ring was allegedly busted in a large scale police operation launched across New Zealand today.

A Tauranga mother is furious after a bus driver drove off and left her teenage son and a friend stranded after he was sick on the bus.

Northland police are searching an area of isolated bush looking for the body of a missing gang member.

Three vessels came to grief in bar crossings during Easter - leading a regional authority to warn that crossing bars is the most dangerous activity.

AMAZING PHOTOS: Boat engulfed and flipped over at the Coromandel's Tairua Bar.

A man who tried to steal chicken from behind the counter at a Hamilton KFC led police on a car and foot chase.

Morning cloud and a few showers will greet most of the country this morning, but the rain is expected to clear later this afternoon.

A North Island farmer is on the mend after being flung more than 3m into the air by a rampaging steer.

Four-wheel drive towing a caravan collided with a truck in Warkworth.

WATCH: Principal believes his pupils have been ripped off after counterfeit for school gala discovered.

Women in fear as man takes to following them through wood.

Construction firms desperate for tradies.

Miriyana Alexander checks out a luxury lodge that's luring celebs to New Zealand.

A 50-year-old-man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being stung by bees north of Auckland.

New Plymouth's Pukekura Park is rocking again to diverse sounds from across the globe as the annual WOMAD music festival kicks off in Taranaki.