Judge Crosbie informed them the defendant had previous similar convictions.

A trapped driver was extracted from a vehicle after a collision on State Highway 1.

She posed as bank staff and conned elderly into thinking their power would be cut off.

He'll be walking five months, carrying film canisters with his dad and brother's ashes.

A burst water main has sent thousands of litres of water flooding down a main street.

September seemed a perpetual downpour. But was it really?

A man who did a 'dumb thing' by robbing his place of work has been shown some leniency.

Team NZ re taking the America's Cup on a national tour of the regions this month

Hotel developer Anthony Tosswill is not giving up on Dunedin just yet.

Maori Party's initial win in rural Marlborough booth revoked.

Gale-force winds of up to 110km/h are forecast in Auckland and Northland tonight.

Skyline is proposing a 449-space car park for its proposed $100m gondola complex.

Christchurch International Airport is underwriting a game-changing South Island project.

Accident happened in Darfield around 8pm.

One person is trapped following a crash involving a concrete truck in Southland.

The woman is the last of four complainants to give evidence against an Otago man.

Hundreds of students gathered in the backyard of the flat near and cheered on the antics.

Patches of showers and rain will reach all parts of the country this weekend.

What's in a name? When it comes to the new central library in Christchurch, it is $14,650.

After a rocky couple of years Westland Milk Products is on the road to recovery.

A woman has described to a jury her childhood ordeal of watching her friend being raped.

Police believe they have found the body of missing Dunedin man.

Scientists find amazing shots in remote and extreme locations

New Zealand booked a larger-than-expected trade deficit in August,

Otago man allegedly lured 4 young girls into his bed and sexually abused them in sequence.

Man driving SUV "very lucky" to escape uninjured after smashing into side of a house.

A new mum is 'livid' after being told her sleeping 4-month-old had to leave.

There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the house fire in Brockville.

Greymouth fisherman still unaccounted for after the Wendy J sank 12 days.

The Prostitutes Collective says policing their members won't work.