NZME and Fairfax NZ believe their planned merger will free up investment for high-quality journalism.

Eric McIsaac cut holes into his dad's walls, stuffed them with paper and poured oil over it.

The older brother of Alex Fisher, the 10-year-old boy, whose disappearance last year sparked a huge manhunt, has pleaded guilty to his murder.

The man who died when a vehicle plunged into a Wairarapa river at the weekend was the son of one of New Zealand's longest-serving judges.