The Sensible Sentencing Trust will help the man who beat his daughter's rapist.

"I'm going to appeal it no matter if it's a conviction and discharge," he told the Herald.

Jury finds man guilty of beating his stepdaughter's rapist but he's unlikely to be jailed.

A rare NZ falcon - the bird on the $20 note - has been shot dead at Paraparaumu.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious crash on the Kapiti Coast.

The power-packed storm meteorologists have dubbed the "Tasman Tempest" dumped more rain on Auckland than typically falls for the whole of March.

Being doused in fuel was a "very serious situation" due to its flammability.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges cut a ribbon this morning to mark the completion of the four-lane 18km Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway, north of Wellington.

There was nothing unusual about the late-night 5.1 quake that shook Marlborough and the lower North Island on Wednesday, says a scientist.

The search for a missing boatie on the Kapiti Coast has been suspended.

The search for second person, who is still missing after an inflatable boat capsized in a river on the Kapiti Coast, will resume this morning.

It took a German tourist couple only 20 seconds to find themselves more than $2000 out of pocket after thieves targeted their campervan in a Paraparaumu carpark yesterday.

Two people in a car which was shielding a longboarder from traffic before fatally hitting him were sentenced today.

A young German couple have been left scrambling for emergency passports needed for a trip home next week after thieves broke into their campervan.

New Zealand's most famous teen dad is helping other young parents find their feet by raising cash to send them on leadership courses.

There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.

Police asked motorists to be patient, "drive with extreme caution", reduce their speeds and avoid non-urgent travel.

A Kapiti Coast man who disappeared on his way to work yesterday has been found.

Vigil to support Anatoria Headland after her two children were found dead in Perth home and their father charged with double murder.

A close friend of an ex-Kapiti woman whose children tragically died in Perth has organised a community vigil as a sign of support. Tara

A two-storey home on the Kapiti Coast has been severely damaged in an early morning blaze.

The family of a much loved dog is devastated after it escaped from a high security dog pound and was found dead three days later near the Paraparaumu railway tracks.

Three cars have crashed near a rail bridge north of Wellington - causing a backlog of traffic along SH1.

Visa complications mean a couple who have just built a stunning tiny house on wheels in Paraparaumu have to sell up and leave the

It was such a relief when I saw the paramedic running down the track.Alice Bradley, Paraparaumu. When Alice Bradley lay bleeding

Firefighters in the wider Wellington area were kept busy today with two car accidents.

The Armed Offenders Squad were called to the Kapiti Coast last night after multiple calls from the public about gun fire was coming from a house.

A man in a wheelchair was killed when he was struck by a freight train on the Kapiti Coast this morning.