An 81-year-old Whanganui man was unable to move after falling while going to the toilet and becoming jammed against the toilet door.

This proud community plays host to the best scenery - and cake - you'll find, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Surfers plucked paddlers to safety in a dramatic water rescue when a waka capsized crossing the Whakatane bar this morning.

Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze by midnight and have left the scene.

An elderly man lay injured and stranded on his bathroom floor for up to a week before being rescued.

Christmas was a pretty special time for one Hastings family who celebrated the festive season with all five generations of its maternal side.

Only a handful of Porirua's 134 vacant state houses are fit for Aucklanders to live in as proposed by the Government, says the city's mayor.

As Northland fisherman Philip Wilson watched a 4m great white shark chomp into the decaying carcass of a whale, he was not fearful but in awe of the massive fish.

Aucklanders are being urged to use a new inorganic rubbish collection service which will cost $22.77 and be added to their rates bill.

Terrified passengers on a White Island tour boat leaped from blazing vessel into rough waters.

Police investigating the death of Cunxiu Tian believe her killer will have likely been covered in blood when he left the scene.

Former world surf lifesaving Ironman champion Cory Hutchings and his partner Shelley woke up to the early morning attack.

A truck carrying a cargo of booze has blocked State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa, after it rolled into a ditch.

Friends of the teenager who was killed in a crash in central Auckland have described him as a keen comedian and an aspiring radio broadcaster.

Plans to re-establish an award-winning restaurant on Auckland's Long Bay Beach have been halted "indefinitely" after the discovery of historic human remains.

The 28-year-old man who drowned off the Raglan coast yesterday was attending an unveiling ceremony for a teen who lost his life in a railway accident.

A man has been charged with assault after a woman was allegedly stalked and attacked in South Auckland as she walked home from a railway station.

A serious crash on a State Highway 1 black spot south of Whangarei this morning has seen two people hospitalised with moderate injuries.

An Auckland man had his licence and car confiscated after being caught speeding on the Waikato Expressway.

An idyllic day was had by all when Lesley Springall escaped the kids and joined three sea turtles in the stunning waters off the Poor Knights Islands.

The summer sun made a welcome appearance in most parts of the North Island today but meteorologists are warning Kiwis to make the most of it, as it won't last.

Two people escaped with just minor injuries when the car they were in rolled onto rocks along the Firth of Thames this afternoon.

A 7-year-old who nearly drowned at Palm Springs Thermal Pool north of Auckland yesterday is in a critical condition again.

Around 200 people took part in a run in Auckland today in remembrance of Jo Pert, the jogger fatally attacked in Remuera last week.

A paraglider pilot flown to hospital this morning with leg injuries has been praised for his quick-thinking.

A man threatening to jump off a roof sparked a police callout early this morning.

The Noises island group is under threat from greedy fishers and careless visitors. Geoff Cumming meets the family who care for a piece of paradise.

Residents and local exercise lovers are still reeling a week on from the killing of jogger Joanne Pert in a Remuera street, Cherie Howie reports.

A dog owner at war with her Auckland neighbours has progressed to a new home - and a brand new controversy - a little further south.

Ten people have been injured after a collision involving three cars and a truck near Taupo.