A moving ceremony was attended by family members

A fire at a Ngaruawahia School is being treated as suspicious.

Police have arrested one person in relation to the incident

Officials urge duck shooters to take care near water. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Officials are warning game hunters to be careful near water this weekend.

Fitting town for Coaltown Blues performance. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Chris Green is touring Waikato with a play written by Mervyn Thompson.

Whangaparaoa was drenched with nearly five times its normal April rainfall, figures show.

Sara Neithe disappeared 17 years ago. Her mum now has three months to live.

The next few days may be a little wet, but weather may clear for the end of the week.

Five state school principals have taken top jobs in private schools in the past two years.

Boys aged 11-15 allegedly in stolen car that led police on 30km chase.

A man who climbed naked into bed with a co-worker thought he'd try sleeping with her.

A teacher has been censured and narrowly escaped being struck off the teaching register.

A 58-year-old office worker has admitted stealing $203k from her employer over 5 years

A neighbour saw two men flee the scene of a house fire just before it went up in flames.

The distraught former husband of the victim drove straight past the property unawares.

Don't bother applying for this job if you're "drug f***ed".

For the past 19 years John Griffin had an ongoing heart condition. Four weeks ago he came with an unorthodox idea to jump start his heart.

Most of those using Government fund to leave Auckland have settled down.

A person has died following a crash between a motorbike and van.

The community is divided over where a skatepark should be built in Tairua.

The SPCA and a former inspector disagree on five dogs living in a parked Hamilton car.

Grab the wet weather gear as rain is on its way, and high winds are set to hit.

Low-decile schools are slowest to join new a scheme that funds extra teachers

A new study says international students are an "untapped opportunity" for NZ regions.

Ellie Hutchinson and her friend find wilderness and culture in Coromandel.

Stock's been dried off early, maize crops are destroyed. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Cows dried off early and maize crops are destroyed across the Hauraki District.

A 13-year-old girl who had been missing for nearly a month has returned home.