Four days, four deaths. Two towns. Keith Bremner lies in a coma in hospital, unaware of his only son's death or the destruction he caused.

The devastated daughter of an elderly couple found dead at their bach on the Kawhia harbour says she bears no animosity towards their suspected killer or his family.

A man who initially survived a crash after being flung from his vehicle - and then fatally injured when he was struck by another car

A driver who survived an accident south of Te Kuiti last night was apparently killed in the aftermath of the crash.

Treasured paintings of Maori ancestors have been stolen from a central North Island Maori trust's boardroom.

A Te Kuiti man will go on trial in November charged with the death of a Waikato teenager after an alleged hit-and-run.

A child is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering severe burns in a fire incident this evening.

A 15-year-old was flown to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest this morning.

Five trampers who were rescued from a ravine drove more than 120km to hand-deliver a basket of baked goods to the chopper team who pulled them out.

A teenage boy is dead after he was hit by a train near the Te Kuiti railway station last night, after playing at the local skate park.

When Facebook announced it was going to list on the stock exchange, it became the hottest stock offering in internet history.

A sheep-farming family from Te Kuiti lost millions of dollars after being duped in a Facebook scam.

Police are seeking help to identify a man who tried to rob a Te Kuiti petrol station wearing a Halloween mask last night.

The body of missing West Coast man Leslie Wright has been found in the King Country.

Searchers looking for a man missing in the bush since Monday are concerned by the discovery of his cold weather gear, sleeping bag, food and footprints near a swamp.

Police searching for a West Coast man missing in the Waikato since Monday have found his car in an isolated rural area in the King Country.

The Government's water rights consultation hui is not robust or long enough, according to Ngati Maniapoto leaders.

Hastings shearer Dion King was back to winning form after taking out the title of North Island Shearer of the Year in Te Kuiti last night.