A born-again Christian who killed three people by grabbing the wheel of a car and steering it into the path of an oncoming bus is fighting for new expert evidence to clear his name.
Hotels are charging "astronomical" rates for Wi-Fi and guests are much better off paying for mobile internet, a consumer advocate says.
John Key has challenged Labour leader David Shearer to "put up or shut up" over claims the Prime Minister made a quip about Kim Dotcom.
An Italian ski instructor who fell to his death on Mt Ruapehu was not reported missing for two days.
Wellington has all but cemented itself as the permanent home of the World of Wearable Art awards after signing a nine-year strategic partnership.
Prime Minister John Key insists he knew nothing about Kim Dotcom before this year, as new evidence reveals his office was told about the internet tycoon's bid to buy a Coatesville mansion last July.
Hundreds of New Zealanders living in Australia have signed a petition against discriminatory social security laws which they say have created a Kiwi "underclass".
Dozens of jobs will be lost in a wide-ranging district court shake-up in which four courts will be closed, nine will have their hours slashed and two tiers of management will have to reapply for new positions.
Auckland Airport has been evacuated after a smoke flare was set off.
More than 30 youths brawled in a Kapiti street outside a party that was widely publicised on Facebook, in what was the ugliest of three out-of-control parties in the area over the weekend.
A 68-year-old woman who police allege was part of a multi-million dollar drug syndicate has pleaded guilty to cannabis and money laundering charges.
A bogus report of a large earthquake near Auckland this morning was caused by a glitch in GNS Science's new automated alerts system.
A $10 million funding boost to potentially double the number speed cameras will be viewed cynically by the public as a cash grab, a road safety expert says.
Serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson will go to court to challenge the legality of strict prison release conditions, described by his lawyer as amounting to unjustified house arrest.
Heavy rain is set to hammer the North Island later today - and then drench the South for three days - as the huge low that brought snow to Sydney rolls in.
A volcanic plume from the Tongariro eruption could contain traces of toxic chemicals but scientists say the hazard from the ash cloud is considered low.
A Wellington woman found the body of a newborn girl when she went to hang out the washing in her back garden today, a neighbour says.
Motorists are being urged to take care as gale-force winds batter the lower North Island and inland South Island.
Tuhoe activists Tame Iti and Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara have been denied a second bid for bail while appeals against their sentences are considered.
Rough seas are continuing to prevent searchers from entering a cave by Paritutu Rock where three people went missing in a climbing tragedy.