Parents say charter schools picked up children excluded from other schools.

Shock that people would rather film a woman being assaulted than help.

A jetski was stolen and found - all in the space of four minutes.

Cop faced with man raising a machete was right to shoot him.

The council website was one of more than 4000 sites internationally that were affected.

More people have revealed their mystery blisters, possibly caused by beetles.

The same donation box was stolen twice within a week from a Wellington supermarket.

There's a lot of different sides to living aboard people need to know before trying it.

The elderly cat now can't walk as it has a broken pelvis from the attack.

The victim didn't know the man who assaulted her on a walkway in Whitby.

The victim suffered moderate injuries to his face in the attack.

Pensioner who ran over a "pillar of the community" says she suffers under the burden.

Kelly Crook, who lured a man to his death in 2014, is being paroled early next year.

A man has been sentenced for causing the death of an elderly pedestrian.

Fees-free policy will help 30,000 at varsity and 50,000 in polytechs or industry training.

A helicopter is being sent to the crash site, police say.

The man had been admitted to the respite house after trying to engage with children.

Kapiti police are calling for the community to take action against synthetic drugs.

At least five people are reportedly in Wellington Hospital after smoking synthetic drugs.

Three children rushed to hospital after swallowing drugs are doing well.

Students may have up to $30 a week extra to spend once public transport fares are reduced.

The claims brought by the three patients spanned about 13 years.

Alison Ngaire Cooper pleaded guilty in the Porirua District Court this morning.

Children at Haumoana School are learning reading, writing and maths by cooking.

Police are appealing for sightings of a missing 51-year-old Kapiti man Jason Jon Penny.

Mountain biking, running, and walking to be biggest attractions in planned adventure park.

Tia the police cat spends most of her shift napping.

Three youths have been taken into custody after a taxi was stolen north of Wellington.

Police Remembrance Day is the most poignant day in the police calendar, Mike Bush said.

A man who tried to grab a child in a moment of insanity will be treated in the community.