
One dead in crash near Eketahuna
One person is dead after a car with trailer and motorbike crashed five kilometres north of Eketahuna, police say.
One person is dead after a car with trailer and motorbike crashed five kilometres north of Eketahuna, police say.
Around $2.1 million will be invested to build a total of six new classrooms at schools in the Wellington and Kapiti regions, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.
Would-be millionaires are flocking to Lotto stores around the country for tonight's big draw.
Hundreds of people have signed an online petition calling to reinstate the late Helen Kelly as a nominee for New Zealander of the Year.
The woman who is believed to have sparked a controversial police investigation into a pro-euthanasia group has been identified.
Visa complications mean a couple who have just built a stunning tiny house on wheels in Paraparaumu have to sell up and leave the
One teacher allegedly accessed porn at school and blamed it on his son.
Kiwis heading out today are being advised to pack both sausages and sunscreen as a big high parks itself over the country.
Congestion north of Auckland and around Wellington has eased, NZ Transport Agency says.
The Ministry of Education has put schools on notice: stop using cell-like seclusion rooms as punishment immediately.
Motorists are being diverted away from a section of State Highway 2 after a serious crash this afternoon.
Wellington people who are in the right place at the right time this weekend will get to see a flash mob dance in the lead up to the
Gable Tostee's acquittal over the balcony fall death of Wellington woman Warriena Wright was almost scuttled by an Instagram post.
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.
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.
A heart attack victim has been described by medics as a "very lucky man" after having the medical issue at an event wherewith two
Powerball was not struck this evening, meaning the jackpot on Wednesday night will be a cool $22 million.
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.