Wellington police have taken a novel approach to road safety as the holiday season approaches, penning a letter to Santa.

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.