Three people have been hurt, one seriously, in a light plane crash north of Otorohanga.

Kate Gosselin has spoken of her 'nightmare' trip to New Zealand, after she was mobbed by paparazzi in Otorohanga.

The family of a truckie killed in a crash with a 15-year-old learner driver wants the Govt to 'forget the PC bulls**t' and look at the driving age.

The inexperience of a teen driver with a new learner's licence was a "massive factor" in a fatal smash, say police.

Two people were killed and three seriously hurt after a car driven by a 15-year-old on a learner's licence collided with a truck today.

A man faces four charges after a series of firearm incidents in the King Country over the past three days.

A man has been arrested over a series of firearm incidents in the King Country over the past three days.

Three patrons wrestled a rifle from a man as he attempted to rob a bar after they realised he had fired his only shot into the ceiling.

The dangerous combination of a weekend of drinking and a sleeping pill resulted in Jarrad Hoeata going on a reckless drive that ended when motorists blocked him off the road.

A Waikato man was jailed in Brisbane after a local police officer took exception to being called "useless."

A major police raid in the Waikato discovered large amounts of guns and drugs, as an eight-month operation came to a climax.