Stephen James Smith will be given third shot at freedom.

A surviving NZ stamp from the cancelled 1949 royal tour will be sold.

Porirua's mayor stresses the shooting incident "had nothing to do with Porirua".

Court of Appeal rules Wellington Airport safety areas need a second look.

Two US tourists thought they'd found the friendliest country in the world when they got talking to a woman at Wellington Airport - who happened to be Deputy PM.

A taxi driver has been fired after a dashcam caught him pulling a dodgy manoeuvre.

The man fatally shot by police in Porirua on Sunday morning has been named.

The police union is hitting back against suggestions a Taser could have been used instead of a gun.

Wellington's top cop is backing the officer who fatally shot a 44-year-old man.

Rider flown to Wellington Hospital after crashing on Karori mountainbiking track

An expert has weighed in on reports of a bright light shooting across the skies over New Zealand last night.

Some people posted on social media about seeing the sky light up, while others described the light as being green in colour.

Levin teenager Erin Buckland was stunned to meet and train with her Black Cap heroes in Wellington.

The alleged sexual assault occurred on the footpath outside the Taita shops on High St, police say.

Justin Lester hopes the council can develop affordable homes for first home buyers.

Driver trapped in cab after live wires come down on a truck.

Tisa the giraffe died after complications followed a health check.

Vicki Walsh hasn't allowed her terminal cancer to slow her down.

Inexperience and a solo ascent contributed to a scuba diver's drowning death.

Today marks the 20th anniversary of one of Wellington Zoo's sun bears being rescued from Cambodia, where he was found chained outside

Rubbish truck crashes into Wellington home.

Owner of diver's deflated safety sausage found off Wellington's south coast contacts police.

Police are urging members of the public to report suspicious activity straight away after a would-be burglar escaped after he was disturbed in the process of breaking into a house.

Tiny spaces advocate George Clarke is in the country filming a series about how to make the most of the Kiwi DIY attitude in a limited space.

A man with a history of child sex offending and impersonating police officers is now likely to receive increased monitoring by the

The Chinese community in Wellington is devastated by the death of a missing elderly woman, after banding together for the search effort.

Wastewater has leaked at the popular Wellington surf beach of Lyall Bay.

Kebai Liu's body was found in a bush area in Woodridge on Sunday night.

Plane buffs are devastated after bad weather forced the cancellation of Wings Over Wairarapa, but none more so than the organisers.

The man tipped to be President Donald Trump's US ambassador to New Zealand is a former naked centrefold and supports the use of waterboarding.