An 18-year-old was left with multiple fractures to his legs when he was hit by a car while crossing a pedestrian crossing in Porirua yesterday.

Lock Tom Donnelly admits a less-than-accurate display against Australia has sent the All Blacks back in front of their computer screens.

A machete-wielding man was shot with a Taser stun gun after threatening police in Lower Hutt last night.

Wellington coroner Ian Smith has called for a review of the Privacy Act in his findings on the suicide of a young university student two years ago.

Alarming administration errors led to confusion over which of an elderly woman's legs needed surgery and her being sent home, dying days later.

A man was shot in the face and 24 arrests made after a violent gang brawl in the Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa this morning.

Why is the Government pursuing a policy of incremental and non-controversial economic changes when something more radical is needed?

Labour's nominations for the Te Atatu seat have been reopened in the wake of disciplinary action against sitting MP Chris Carter.

A giant squid which washed up on a Wellington beach this morning will be left to the elements.

Police have found a missing seven-year-old Wellington girl but are yet to find her father. Lau Leota had fled with his daughter following an altercation at her home on Tuesday night.

The departure of Capital Coast District Health Board chief executive Ken Whelan because of pressure to cut costs will not be the last, Labour MP Ruth Dyson says.

A woman fired from her job for comments she posted on Facebook will be awarded money from her former employer.