A man has been charged with the murder of a 23-year-old woman shot at her home in Otaki Beach yesterday.

The Prime Minister has batted away criticism over a $275,000 makeover for his Wellington residence.

Brains behind successful Hawkes Bay scheme given chance to put ideas into practice nationwide.

Hurrah for the safety of a nine-year old Wainuiomata girl who spent the night up a tree after becoming lost and was reunited with her family the following day.

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.