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.

Jarryd Stoneman and his Kiwi nan Katie Thomas, 94, went viral in March last year when he asked her to dance.

Christopher Neal was last seen in Pahiatua on Monday evening.

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

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.

The Kaikoura Earthquake has highlighted just how important it is for businesses to build robust digital presences. First Retail Group

Number plate recognition technology could prevent crime, says capital retail group.

Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.

Trans-Tasman Resources is proposing to mine 50 million tonnes of iron ore per year off the coast of Patea in south Taranaki. Made with funding from NZ On AIr.

It is hoped the demolition-hit Tory St area of the Wellington city centre will be reopened around early April.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges cut a ribbon this morning to mark the completion of the four-lane 18km Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway, north of Wellington.

Wellington beggars are becoming more opportunistic, using "standover tactics", and even operating on "rosters". In a meeting this

It's a love match of a different kind, with a police officer and puppy deciding to make it official on Valentine's Day.

Wellington Hospital has received more than $18,000 in donations and 17 PlayStations after its PlayStation was stolen from the cancer ward on Waitangi weekend.

COMMENT: Peter Dunne's time in Parliament may be coming to an end.

Bronwyn Sell checks into an 118-room property with a small-hotel feel.

Grown men cried on hearing news of death of popular young man after a summer afternoon swim.