A police dog is undergoing surgery after a man slashed her nose with a knife, before armed officers used a taser to subdue him.

Tsunami warnings look to be cancelled as beach-goers who waited all day outside the water start heading home.

Paua fishermen are diving back into the seas and surfers are out to catch waves even as tsunami warnings stay in place.

A truck driver was killed this morning in what police have called a 'freak accident.'

A 14-year-old youth will appear in court charged with arson after a huge fire north of Wellington forced over a hundred people to evacuate their homes.