The body recovered from the surf at Mt Maunganui has been identified as belonging to a young Nepalese man.

A flying stingray was not quite how an Auckland teenager thought his lazy Sunday paddleboard would end.

"It was literally just headed straight for my head"- A woman accidentally loosened a massive boulder which then tumbled towards her fiance.

A man had a lucky escape today when he was struck by a boulder estimated to weigh up to 100kg on Mt Ngauruhoe.

Police have named the teenager who drowned at Castlecliff Beach, Whanganui, on Christmas Day.

A retired sailor and his wife have lost most of their worldly possessions and their home after their yacht ran aground off Ruakaka in Northland.

The body of a foreign 22-year-old male was recovered from the surf at Mt Maunganui this morning.

Two beach-goers who got into trouble in the water were flown to hospital yesterday evening.

The whare kai, or cooking house, at Waikare Marae went up in flames around 6pm.

Police nabbed a "well known criminal" trying to break into cars at an Auckland supermarket after tracking him on their CCTV cameras.

A Tauranga man was stretched out in pain on the deck of his boat after he was stung by a jellyfish while diving.

The toddler who drowned on Christmas Day had been missing for more than an hour before friends and family noticed he was gone, according to reports.

A Tauranga fisherman has captured the dramatic moment a 3-metre shark leapt frighteningly close to his boat.

Auckland Police want to locate 29 year-old John Fisiitalia in connection with an aggravated robbery incident.

Two people have been rushed to hospital after Boxing Day animal attacks - including a 14-year-old girl in Northland and a Waikato farmer.

A man spent Christmas night in pain after falling off a quad bike yesterday evening, rescue helicopter staff say.

Holidaymakers looking to escape Auckland might want to hit the road sooner than later, transport authorities say.

One person is dead after an incident in the Bay of Islands this morning.

Police are searching for a patched gang member after he assaulted a man at at a Masterton address, causing facial injuries.

Properties in Omaha have flooded following a downpour of rain.

A man accused of driving drunk twice in one day said he drove the second time because he was worried about his tools left in his ute.

Passengers aboard an Auckland tourist attraction were grounded in the middle of the Waitemata Harbour today.

The North Island has seen two train deaths today, the latest occurring on the Kapiti Coast, stranding commuters north of Wellington.

After a farmer's security system was triggered, he went to investigate and found a man walking around the area of his fuel pumps.

Police are "astonished and disappointed" a 14-year-old boy has been caught drink-driving in Masterton.

A man with a machete last night tried to rob a liquor store in the Waikato but a staff member grabbed the weapon.

Hamilton children have been caught trying to sell electronic equipment they had stolen in a house burglary on Facebook.

A woman will spend the next 15 years paying back more than $30,000 she stole while working for a taxpayer-funded agency.

A person killed after being hit by a train near Palmerston North went unnoticed for two hours.

A father of two young children who was killed in a car crash will miss out on seeing his daughter and son grow up.