A Wellington doctor has been suspended after he admitted having 50,000 pornographic pictures of young girls on his computer.

A leaked diplomatic cable shows the US was deeply concerned with "inherent weaknesses" in NZ's terror laws.

The 19-year-old could go far with a dearth of first fives.

The police communication network has been restored following a fibre optic cable failure this afternoon.

The Easter holiday road toll stands at five after a single-vehicle crash in Taranaki last night.

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders turned out at dawn services across the country.

Police are following up leads to identify a man who drowned in the sea off the suburb of Island Bay in Wellington yesterday.

Consumer confidence remains barely in positive territory and the lowest in three years, this month's ANZ Roy Morgan survey shows.

Sharon Armstrong, former Maori Language Commission deputy chief executive, has been detained in Buenos Aires.

Kerri Jackson visits Wellywood and finds a film star making a glamorous comeback.

A woman has been charged over the death of a cyclist in Wellington in January.

Police have found a missing horse rider in Rimutaka Forest Park.