Highly pure cocaine with a street value of $875,000 was hidden inside five puffer jackets.

KiwiRail and local contractor faces hefty fines after accident.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the Far North.

Lack of info about investigation over gas explosion left residents feeling let down.

A two-car crash occurred at 6.50.

It's a contrast rarely seen in New Zealand, but weather watches are in place for the North

Ōamaru has given its own twist to the solid stateliness of the Victorian era

No sign has been found of the fisherman who went missing on Lake Wakatipu.

Some managed to escape the Burwood house blaze but two were trapped inside.

Cameras to livestream 10 strippers inside multi-million dollar house for 12 weeks.

Two fraudulent loans totalling $784,000 were secured against several properties.

Twenty-six fire stations earmarked for major facelifts.

Lachlan Gebhardt, 6, died in fiery crash near Rangiora last November.

Brenton Tarrant wants to represent himself at his sentencing next month.

The search for a missing fisherman on Lake Wakatipu near Glenorchy continued on Monday morning. Video / James Allan

Snow could fall to 300m in Dunedin this evening, strong winds affect lower North Island.

There's more good news for skiers and snowboarders.

Gunman will be sentenced in Christchurch next month.

Man needed bowel surgery after alleged attack with a pool cue while naked.

Major network operated out of small Christchurch dairy.

A promising student subjected a woman to a degrading assault, leaving her traumatised.

Brian Mitchell threw a towel over victim's head and forced him over a toilet.

Four snow warnings have been issued across the country.

Three people have been rescued from a burning house in Nelson early this morning.

"Initially, it was like here's 20 people, then it was here's 40 people" and so on.