Finbarr Patrick Clabby could not swim when he ended up in Wellington Harbour after a night out. His body was found later the same morning.

There was no wrongdoing in the death of a soldier injured in a rugby league match, a coroner has found.

The man accused of murdering Kiwi woman Warriena Wright during a Tinder date on the Gold Coast has arrived in court to await the jury's verdict.

A terminally ill man has told Parliament he wants the right to choose to end his life when his pain and suffering becomes too great.

Wellingtonians can have a group of kittens brought to their home for an hour and a half of play ... at a starting bid of only $1.

A minor crash in Paekakariki has caused major delays on State Highway 1. Police are advising motorists to avoid travelling south

The leader of a methamphetamine importation ring - run from his prison cell - has been jailed.

Police have seized items from the homes of elderly women in Wellington and Nelson which has sparked criticism of political interference from a voluntary euthanasia group.

After Warriena Wright's death at the foot of Gable Tostee's apartment building, people on both sides of the Tasman asked why and how she got there.

Details of a public funeral service for union boss Helen Kelly have been released.

A person had to be cut from their wrecked car after a collision north of Wellington this morning.

A bus driver was taken to hospital with "superficial head injuries" after three people tried to rob him in Upper Hutt this morning.

The Chief Ombudsman will investigate the use of seclusion rooms in schools, following reports that locked "time out" rooms had been used to restrain children.

A Wellington woman had to jam a carving knife in her front door to stop a man breaking in and assaulting her.

The Wellington postie who dumped thousands of mail items - including election voter packs - has been fired, and had his case referred to police.

A Wellington skier is critically injured after an accident on Mt Ruapehu which Peter Hillary witnessed from a chairlift before rushing to assist with the rescue.

Four men reveal their part in a large heist at a Lower Hutt cigarette factory.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a hotel that celebrates the story of NZ's early settlers.

Woman whose brother died after being hit by truck in 2005 says she is still waiting for an apology from truck driver who today avoided jail for killing a second cyclist.

A couple have spoken of their fear when armed robbers came into their takeaway shop just before closing.

The high school of rugby player Losi Filipo has come out in support of its former student.

Angry parents say they will pull their children from a Wellington school caught using a "time-out" room for naughty pupils unless there is more accountability.

No bomb has been found at Wellington's Rimutaka Prison after a member of the public reported a "suspicious package" in a carpark.

Changes undermine value of national bowel screening programme, expert says.

Two Jetstar flights from Wellington to Auckland have been cancelled today, frustrating dozens of passengers.

A car rolled down the street after a Wellington party last night and hit several people.

EXCLUSIVE: Mother hits out at Wellington primary school's "dirty little secret": "I'm horrified a school would do that, my son is petrified of the dark."

Several crashes around the country today, three dead, at least five injured.

State Highway 1 is now open again following a car crash on the Kapiti Coast this afternoon.

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