Part of a Manawatu town was locked down last night as police searched for a man believed to be armed with a weapon.

A car has crashed into a tree after police say the driver deliberately tried to run a motorcyclist off the road.

Crowds of young athletes aged from 7 to 15 descended on Mountford Park in Manurewa yesterday to swim, cycle and run in the first of 16 Weet-Bix Kids Tryathlon events across the country this summer.

Police investigating the fatal stabbing of Nathan Pukeroa in Mt Albert last Thursday have searched a house near the scene of the attack.

Two Hamilton Zoo staff confronted by a tiger who had just mauled their colleague have been recognised for their quick-thinking actions which stopped the tiger escaping its enclosure. Zoo keepers Sarah Jones and Monique Alexander were first to the enclosure of Oz the adult male tiger who had fatally attacked curator Samantha Kudeweh on September 20.

Two Hamilton Zoo staff confronted by a tiger who had just mauled their colleague have been recognised for their quick-thinking actions.

Auckland is embarking on a massive regeneration project that aims to transform many of its suburban centres.

Police are yet to find the weapon that was used in the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old Nathan Pukeroa in Mt Albert last week.

Man accused of stabbing the woman to death in Wellington is in custody awaiting a mental health assessment.

Police are on the hunt for a gap-toothed man who indecently assaulted a woman at an Auckland bus stop and are appealing to the public for help.

Almost 320 people were caught drink driving in a police blitz in Hamilton over the weekend.

Police believe a mystery red Toyota ute may provide vital clues in the hunt for the killer of Northland man in a quiet Mt Albert street last week.

The NZ host family of a 16-year-old Korean student who died while swimming on Saturday wept in the arms of the boy's relatives at the scene yesterday.

Police are questioning 27-year-old man after he was found a short distance from victim's home.

It's not every day you see people running around a field with a broomstick between their legs.

Smouldering bonfire proved costly for homeowner after it ignited a land-based 15m trimaran, trees and neighbouring sheds in South Wairarapa this morning.

A man who crashed his paraglider into a tree at Mt Maunganui came away unscathed aside from "an injured ego".

Travelling the length of the country by train is a unique way to enjoy New Zealand.

Don your life jacket for jet boat thrills.

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