Earthquake damage has forced the closure of the treasure house holding New Zealand's most significant official documents but it hasn't

All four men who were rescued after their boat capsized crossing the Kawhia bar this morning were wearing lifejackets.

The Bay of Islands will be one of four main sites around the country in large-scale commemorations marking 250 years since Captain

Police are urging the public to report any sightings of a 42-year-old man with a distinctive tattoo under his eyes. Anthony Gene

A luxurious escape for one family could not have come soon enough as the effects of the gastro crisis still linger. The Burt family

Four youths have been arrested after an alleged attack which left an 18-year-old German tourist terrified. Kerikeri Senior Sergeant

Papamoa householders keen to bring Christmas joy to others have had their light displays wrecked.

Feeling a bit flat? Think you've had a bad day? Spare a thought for this poor thing that was snapped on State Highway One, just near

The waterfront mansion built for Mr Asia has been listed for sale with an asking price of $6.9 million.

Always follow your gut. Listening to her stomach has brought a Northland woman amazing success after she won $500,000 with Lotto

Northland has the highest rate of unsolved burglaries in the country and the slowest response time to break-ins, with 10 burglary

Whanganui MP Chester Borrows has offered the owner of the derelict Patea Hospital $150,000 for the property, but Basil Anderson won't

Central Hawke's Bay College is on lockdown due to the threat of toxic smoke from a fire at the derelict Waipukurau Hospital's nurses' quarters.

After more than a year of paid leave Sonny Tau has returned to his position as chairman of the Ngapuhi runanga despite several calls

The Western Bay District Council has brought in a security firm to patrol camping hotspots such as Waihi Beach and Bowentown's Anzac

A Northland teenager has been jailed for three years after repeated ram raids on a sportswear shop caused its owners massive financial

Residents tell of fear after eight water eruptions of up to 30m on the lake this morning - the first geothermal activity in the area for about 15 years.

The six people involved in a serious head-on crash near Whakapara were "very lucky" to escape with their lives, a police officer said. Russell

GeoNet said the 61km-deep struck 105km northeast of Te Araroa at 1.18pm.

Wellington's wild wind has put the brakes on the demolition of a severely earthquake-damaged office building in the central city.

Sticky, humid weather awaits the country this summer as a weak La Nina brings muggy weather particularly in northern areas.

Freedom camping in non self-contained vehicles could be banned across Napier. This was one suggestion Napier City councillors made

Northland is going through an amazing Lotto winning streak with more than $8.6 million in First and Second Division prizes won in

A Northland businessman wants benefit payments given to a man convicted of ram raiding his business causing more than $25,000 damage

A jury will today resume considering a verdict in the trial of a Hawke's Bay Prison inmate charged with causing grievous harm in an

An administrative blunder which has seen every elected member of Whangarei District Council since 1989 sworn in under the wrong wording

Part-time workers, casuals and temps in Wellington are unable to get to their jobs, and have no safety net.

Police are looking to speak to a man who terrified two adolescent girls in Onerahi as he allegedly drove beside them and beckoned

Jerran Puru loves his tan and white pitbull Paco. Despite losing a legal bid to stop the animal being put down for biting a postie

A car ploughed through the Kaimai School fence this morning after trying to avoid a parent's car leaving the school shortly before