There will be no open cast mining on Great Barrier Island or Coromandel, John Key assured Parliament today, while under attack over the Govt's mining plan.

Police say there may have been a sighting of Auckland woman Susan O'Brien's car in Waihi but they are no closer to locating her.

The mother of a Hamilton man who died after a paintball attack wants to know why no one was charged over his death.

Shark sightings around the country have forced beach closures more than 12 times this summer.

Sue Baxalle's family try out a 4-berth campervan for size.

When Omri Yahel decided to propose to his girlfriend, he knew he wanted to do something "pretty epic".

Shark sightings have prompted lifeguards at holiday hotspots to urge swimmers to take caution.

'It's a bloody terrible thing ... that was my baby girl,' said distraught dad Daniel Thompson after a driveway tragedy that killed his baby daughter.

The Western BOP District Council is trying to stop smoking outdoors with a smokefree policy targeting 30 of the district's beaches.

Wairoa College student died while trying to rescue his prized and expensive basketball from river.

Up to six people fled after the stolen SUV they were in collided with a car, leaving its driver with head injuries, police say.