Anamarie Ewins wants to deliver another sporting milestone for New Zealand and become the first woman to row solo across the Tasman.

Police used a taser on a 46-year-old man who was inflicting injuries on himself at a Coromandel Peninsula settlement today.

A man has drowned after a bank gave way and his car rolled into a canal near Thames.

Hundreds of students gathered to farewell their 16-year-old mate "Webby", who died after binge-drinking vodka at the weekend.

John Key says the public will have to wait for a discussion paper to be released to find out what conservation land may be mined and how.

Helen van Berkel tackles the Pinnacles walk and discovers astounding scenery - when she works up the courage to open her eyes.

Dave Cade is pushing hard to keep didymo - or rock snot - out of Taupo waterways.

Eight families who say they need help to look after their disabled children have been left waiting almost a year for a decision by the Human Rights Review Tribunal.

A statue of Sir Keith Park - the New Zealander who led the RAF during the Battle of Britain - has been unveiled in London.

A formal health warning has been issued at Thames and Coromandel beaches after a dog poisoning confirmed that sea slug toxins had spread.

The right to camp out by the beach and sleep to the sound of the surf is being banned in one of the North Island's top holiday spots.