Police have named one of two young boys killed in separate crashes within minutes of each other late yesterday afternoon.

Rowan Hargreaves said he looked forward to seeing the men accused of shooting 33 of his dogs facing charges before a jury.

The Orewa College board of trustees pleads guilty to charges laid against the school after a fatal boiler-room blast last June.

A teenage girl who tried desperately to save her classmate from drowning has told of the moment he was ripped from her arms.

The daughter of an 81-year-old murder victim told a court today his brutal killing has brought her family enormous heartache and pain.