Police are appealing for sightings of John Griffen in Porirua.

Damian Andrew Lawson said the 21-year-old victim in police pursuit was "love of his life".

Referee not under scrutiny even though player may have been hurt in first-half collision.

A 19-year-old rugby player is in a critical condition after a brain injury in a game.

Pilot clambered uninjured from the chopper after it crashed on Tuesday.

Five state school principals have taken top jobs in private schools in the past two years.

Footage has emerged showing a man allegedly pepper sprayed by police and a dog set on him.

"Enough is enough" for the son of an elderly Porirua woman targeted by youths.

Damian Lawson was to stand trial for manslaughter but has admitted a lesser charge.

A 32-year-old man is accused of trying to snatch a Whitby toddler last week.

A public meeting is planned to allow locals to raise their concerns.

A Whitby father is grateful to his neighbours for helping him foil a kidnap bid.

Father told police a man lunged at him and tried to snatch his 3-year-old daughter.

Nick Leggett says he has decided against running for Parliament in Mana.

A child has head injuries after being hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing in Porirua.

The five Upper Hutt teenagers had been uncontactable to family members since last night.

Porirua's mayor stresses the shooting incident "had nothing to do with Porirua".

The man fatally shot by police in Porirua on Sunday morning has been named.

Some people posted on social media about seeing the sky light up, while others described the light as being green in colour.

Closing the Cadbury factory will hit Dunedin hard, but what does it say about the health of NZ manufacturing?

A yacht fire left a person suffering smoke inhalation this morning.

Police in Wellington are searching for a man seen riding a dirt bike while carrying a baby on his back.

The case of a 14-year-old autistic boy being held in police cells overnight because there was nowhere else to put him is "appalling", an autism advocate says.

WATCH: An extreme water daredevil has gone over the Huka Falls on a bodyboard, an act that has been described as "reckless and irresponsible".

Two lucky Lotto players are each half a million dollars richer after tonight's Lotto draw.

A trio of trees have toppled power lines and led to a Porirua road being closed as repair crew arrive to clear the scene.

Nearly 1000 cats have found themselves in predicaments needing rescue by fire crews in the last five years.

The Porirua community is rallying around their local Santa after his sack was stolen just weeks before Christmas.

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.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested over a string of aggravated robberies in Porirua that took place more than a year ago.