A helicopter helped battle the scrub fire.

Constable's bravery cited in neighbour's letter to police.

Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?

Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).

A rescue helicopter is at the scene along with two ambulances.

Coromandel locals and tourists have been urged to stay home and avoid the roads.

Malia Kaufana died days after suffering a fall while playing on Sunday, June 21.

Holiday-makers have been told to avoid the area.

Relax, it's going to be a nice Christmas Day.

Five Waikato councils whisk councillors away to retreats to brush up on council business.

No public fireworks displays on Guy Fawkes night raises risks of mayhem.

Home town side reverses round robin defeat to lift Heartland rugby's ultimate prize.

North Otago and Wanganui will battle for the ultimate prize of the Meads Cup.

Some old favourites return to prominence, while others wonder what might have been.

Top four completely rearranged again in one of the most competitive seasons in 14 years.

Brylee Currie, 20, died when her car rolled on SH26 near Paeroa on Friday night.

Only one team gets a victory over a side who was ranked below them on the points table.

Eight crews and around 32 firefighters were at the fire on Belmont Rd.

The murder trial began at the Rotorua High Court on Monday.

Motorists have been told to avoid the Karangahake Gorge after a landslip.

Home Office is now investigating why the passport was delayed.

Anonymous authors' scatalogical slagging of pretty much the whole country is now a book.

Police chase starts in Hamilton and ends with fleeing vehicle crashing in a ditch in Kopu.

The phone call the complainant's partner made to 111 was played to the jury today.

"The area he has gone missing in does have quite a few paddocks and creeks around it."

Step inside this tattoo studio, museum, art collection and traditional rongoā dispensary. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Inside the tattoo studio, museum, gallery and dispensary. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Their rates were $3500 a year, now they pay $2400.

Can you pronounce Māori place names? Made with funding from NZ On Air.