A motorist has slammed the long weekend road safety drive as a money-making scheme after being fined by an officer he says popped out from behind a power pole with a speed gun.

Benji Marshall thinks his Kiwi teammate Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is a psycho. Waerea-Hargreaves thinks his captain is all show.

Hamilton triathlete Scott Thorne has dominated the short history of the Big One - the Whaka 100 mountain-bike race - but this year there will be a new champion.

A driver was trapped today after heavy winds blew a large tree branch on to his truck.

The weather isn't always a headline maker but it certainly affects us more than many of the news stories that we read about each day.

Rotorua has a host of new activities, making it even more of a destination for a weekend away. Anna Jones investigates.

"I can never forgive him", said Adam Lock's former partner, after the 22-year-old was jailed for shaking their baby son to death.

Bay of Plenty maintained their challenge for a semifinals spot as they beat Otago 40-30 tonight.

The Computer Society hits 50. One man has been a member most of the way.