The man who died in a crash between a car and truck in Waikanae on Friday was the father of a boy who died in a car crash eight years ago.

Man was convinced by a family member to abandon his bike in the river and make his way to safety.

Search and rescue teams have suspended their search for the man missing in Tararua Forest Park overnight.

A toddler who drowned in a pond on a rural property near Otaki was the son of a former Central Pulse netball player.

The Otaki community has shown their solidarity and rallied together to help raise funds for 16-year-old cancer battler Rena Sciascia.

A 17 year-old accused of a vicious attack on an elderly Waikanae couple will spent the festive season in custody.

A 17-year-old youth made a brief appearance in court today over an attack on an elderly Waikanae couple last week.

A house fire at a property in Otaki was deliberately lit while the occupants were away on holiday, police say.

A 16km expressway north of Wellington has had resource consent granted by a Board of Inquiry.

Two pitbull terrier cross dogs involved in a vicious attack on two Otaki women are to be destroyed.

A 19-month-old girl has suffered deep bites to her face and other head injuries in an attack by a dog, believed to belong to her family.

Police have been cleared over the shooting of a man who barricaded himself in a wardrobe with a loaded rifle during a tense stand-off last year.