"They dragged him out and he collapsed" - Man rescued from rip at Cathedral Cove.

Two North Korean doctors died over the weekend, after they got drunk that their wives injected them with some mystery liquid to counteract the alcohol.

A 30-year-old woman was air lifted to a North Island hospital yesterday after she became tangled in a rope swing.

Police have charged a 22-year-old Northland man with the murder of Lee Rata as they continue to investigate whether others were involved in the fatal attack.

A disabled Gisborne man has been arrested after allegedly deliberately driving into a marae, before attacking a passer by's car and threatening to set himself alight at a petrol station.

A yachtie is helpless to stop opportunist thieves helping themselves to prized possession on board his stricken yacht - 11 days after it ran aground.

An 18-year-old Aucklander who loved sport and kapa haka is the youngest victim of the holiday road toll.

An investigation has been launched into racist comments and allegations of sexual assault at a New Year's Eve beach party in Mount Maunganui.

Firefighters had to rescue an elderly driver after her car crashed through a fence at Auckland shopping mall.

Travellers are being being advised to allow half an hour extra for their journey through Auckland International Airport and customs.

The holiday road toll has risen to ten following a two-vehicle crash in the Hawkes Bay tonight where one person died.

Crashes around North Island roads have kept emergency crews busy overnight and this morning.

The four sought-after suburbs have robust transport links, well-planned infrastructure and attractive entertainment hubs.

Police were unsure how the diver got into trouble, but confirmed he was in a serious condition.

The victim of a brutal New Year's Eve assault, who died in Whangarei Hospital yesterday, was Kaitaia man Lee Rata.

Kelly Lynch soaks up the old-world feeling in Waipu's ancient caves.

A woman confronted and scared off two burglars who broke into her house.

The single-car crash happened on State Highway 35, near Tologa Bay.

Police are investigating an assault which happened in the early hours of Tuesday in Whangamata.

A 29-year-old man has drowned at Kaiate Falls in the Bay of Plenty.

Severe weather will hit New Zealand's holiday hot spots today, prompting warnings campers may need to make a fast exit.

Creatures died after becoming entangled in set-net.

Emergency services are at the scene on the Northern Motorway and the Waitemata Serious Crash Unit has arrived.

Wellington City Council posted a picture of the smashed Moai sculpture on its Facebook page.

Bronze whaler caused concern at Coromandel's Whiritoa Beach.

Firefighters turned Animal Rescue crew when they were called out to free a cat stuck in a washing machine.

Emergency services in Whangarei last night controlled a large scrub fire that threatened properties in a coastal community.

Thieves have stolen from lifeguards in the Far North while they were out to help a kayaker who was struggling in the water.

Police are seeking a man who held up a Waikato bar with a cut down shotgun.

A large scrub fire in the Northland seaside settlement of Tutukaka has officially been brought under control after initially threatening homes.