A 34-year-old man is in hospital after being shot by police in Nelson overnight.

Woman brandishing a pistol inside a dairy hot-footed within seconds of entering.

Man "absolutely blown away" after winning $400,000 with Strike Four.

Detectives investigate whether alleged attack on cop mistaken identity or more sinister.

Police stopped a dobbed-in driver but he took off and crashed, killing two.

A receptionist who stole $133,000 from a Christchurch rebuild company has been sentenced.

The Supreme Court appeal of a Wanaka chef who stomped on a man's head has been dismissed.

Witness says tourist who died after being run over was told to walk in front of bus.

Stephen John Hayden and Nigel Stuart Freeman were killed in the two-car collision.

It was a freezing cold night for some in the South Island.

Arrest made after an Oamaru man was shot in the leg on Sunday.

Family of woman killed by drink driver are flabbergasted to learn he has been at it again.

Green groups say a sea lion rescue plan fails to address threats by commercial fishing.

Drizzle for the north, sleet for the south; Tuesday's not looking too flash.

A female robber walked into a Dunedin dairy yesterday and pointed a handgun at its owner.

The crash happened on State Highway 8 shortly after 5.15pm.

Firefighters are trying to save a home from burning to the ground.

The machine gun-toting star wished the team good luck before their second All Blacks test.

A bus has been pulled from a North Canterbury waterway after a fatal crash last night.

Some residents of Oxford St have been evacuated as a result of a gas leak.

Tina Weepu jailed for two years following attack that left 72-year-old blind in one eye.

A Christchurch cyclist has died in a riding accident on the French island of Corsica.

A cyclist almost killed in a Queenstown hit-and-run is still recovering from her ordeal.

Trans woman charged with three armed robberies has been remanded to a men's prison.

Beachgoers are being reminded to keep their distance from wildlife.

John Alexander Deans died when his ute collided with a tourist bus near Roxburgh this week

University of Otago fears Govt changes to tertiary education could result in free-for-all.

Most of the country should see rain this weekend, but the temperatures should be mild.

Frontline police in Canterbury will have more weaponry from Saturday.

A central Dunedin street has been closed after several ice-related crashes.