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.

Auckland Transport has confirmed a second Waiheke ferry operator will share a Government subsidy for free travel to and from the island for pensioners.

An Auckland man is thanking two "Christmas angels" who pulled him out of rough swells after he was knocked out of his dinghy today.

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.

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.

An Auckland man charged by the Serious Fraud Office of trying to bribe an Auckland Council employee has been found not guilty.

A 22-year-old man killed in a head-on crash in Te Awamutu was in breach of his learner's licence, police say.

A drunk driver whose keys were confiscated this morning after he was caught four times over the legal limit was stopped again just an hour and a half later.

As Santa heads to Auckland soon, here's wishing he stops off in Sweden and picks up 40,000 "affordable" Boklok homes from Ikea, writes Brian Rudman.

Last year Alofa Glas, Jason Goodall and their extended whanau organised a free lunch at Pukekohe's Lone Star for 100 guests.

Boutique theatre company's opening Kiwi musical Daffodils is to be made into a movie

The Te Ara Rangatu o te Iwi o Ngati Te Ata Waiohua Inc Society will receive $10,000 from Auckland Airport's 12 Days of Christmas campaign this year.

A Napier man has been sentenced after admitting to give charges of trading in endangered species.

A farmer had her quad bike rammed out of the way by offenders trying to make their escape.

Bernard Hickey: This has been a big year for the NZ economy, ranging from an extended slump for the dairy payout to a big boom for tourism and Auckland house prices.

The boy who fell through the skylight of a school in Palmerston North on Friday night is in a stable condition in hospital.

The Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi Inc is working to give as many kids as possible the chance to learn about animals in their natural habitats

Friends of a 12-year-old almost killed when he fell through a skylight on a Palmerston North school roof were "distraught as hell" when police arrived.