A man who went missing while exploring remote areas in his four wheel drive in the West Coast has been located.

A golden retriever has been rescued after being trapped down a hole on the West Coast for five days.

Emergency services are continuing to search for a man who was swept away in a tributary of the Upper Grey River this morning.

A terrified Auckland mother was bashed in the head after confronting an intruder she found standing over her baby's cot on Father's Day, police say.

Two men who stole a car and dog were delivered to police in the back of a chiller van after a spectacular citizens' arrest in South Westland.

A man has made off with $100 in coins after robbing a West Coast dairy at gunpoint last night, police say.

A man has been cut out of his truck after it crashed on the West Coast this morning, injuring both his legs.

Shane Wratt is the founder of the West Coast-born sauce maker the Glasseye Creek Sauce Co.

Police were unable to find the elderly woman who was driving around Cobden on Saturday afternoon yelling at people out the car window.

A Hokitika teenager suffered serious burns after a party prank backfired in Kokatahi.

A 19-year-old man who dropped his pants in front of a police patrol car tried to escape, but was foiled by his trousers around his ankles.

Westport police say an 18-year-old on a quad bike who was arrested after driving around in circles on the street at 12.30am may have been trying to bait police.

Former Gloriavale Christian Community members have revealed that hundreds have left since its early days, including several families in the past year or so.

A historic NZ school with large playgrounds and a swimming pool is for sale for the same price as a one-bedroom apartment in downtown Auckland.

A company owned by the Gloriavale Christian Community, on the West Coast, expects to drill a new oil well this spring with a rig that has recently arrived from Korea.

A company owned by the Gloriavale Christian Community expects to drill a new oil well this spring with a rig that has recently arrived from Korea.

A new documentary follows the six-week courtship and marriage of a young couple at the Gloriavale Christian sect, after its leaders opened the doors to a film crew.

An overwhelming number of experienced Stockton mineworkers have volunteered for redundancy because they're fed up, says a worker.

A train driver was unaware that a car had crashed into the side of his coal train near Greymouth.

Awe-inspiring mountain country amply rewards tramper Conor MacHugh.