Police are investigating a sudden death in the leafy Auckland suburb of Epsom this morning.

A woman is in a critical condition after she was thrown from a vehicle that collided with a tree south of Auckland this morning.

A man's throat was cut while he was using a grinder on a Waikato farm this afternoon.

Relatives of a 5-year-old who died after being hit by a milk tanker in Northland are trying to come to grips with losing "the baby of the family".

Highways are clogging up north of Wellington as motorists head off for the city's anniversary weekend.

How many police officers does it take to undo a Nutri-Bullet blender?

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.

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.

Shandelle Battersby checks into the CityLife Hotel, Central Auckland.

Roger Hall climbs aboard a golf buggy to see some isolated, but beautiful, scenery.

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.

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.

A fire broke out among a nest of multi-plugs powering up to 15 appliances in an elderly couple's bedroom.

A new mosaic art installation has been completed and blessed at the Waikumete Cemetery children's sanctuary for the mistaken destruction three years ago.

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.