Coroner releases his findings into the death of tree-crushing victim Trish Butterworth.

Two other people were injured in the serious crash on December 14.

The single-vehicle crash happened on a rural road in Te Kauwhata.

Tougher penalties and lower speed limits around schools are also coming.

Owners of illegal firearms have just hours left to hand them in or face five years' jail.

The boy is in hospital after the incident in Ararimu last night.

The firewood was taken without permission from the Kaingaroa Forest.

Kerr will be seen again by the end of February 2020.

Two people died in a crashes in Auckland and Canterbury last night.

Two cars smashed on the Forrest Rd this evening.

Researchers will follow a drug-testing group to see if it keeps people safe at festivals.

After one of its teachers was jailed for sexual abuse - a school breaks its silence.

The new rules will mean 'if you take drugs and drive, you will be caught'.

A 1.5m wave of water and sediment is believed to have come down the stream.

Two teenagers arrested, but the Christmas presents are yet to be found.

The man arrived at the hospital in a serious condition but is now stable.

Anatomy of a scandal: how Blenheim teacher fell from grace into a sordid web of sex abuse.

Recovery efforts have increasingly been halted by poor weather.

Motorists are being told to expect delays.

The dead, the missing and the injured after the Whakaari/White Island eruption.

With an unprecedented number of roadworks expected, what will summer traffic be like?

Police want to speak to anyone who may have seen the incident on Waimea Rd.

Defence boss speaks about heroic soldiers and their battle to bring Whakaari victims home.

Jaymie, 15, has connections in Whanganui, Palmerston North and Auckland.

Ardern said officials and ministers now finalising the criteria and details of the fund.

Police are looking for a man carrying a knife in the Remuera area.

Mother who survived being swept out to sea turned up over farmers' back fence.