Driver dies after being hit by train
A person has died following a crash between a train and vehicle in Auckland's Penrose.
Crew on Manawanui under-trained, boat not up to task
Crew on Manawanui under-trained, boat not up to task
The crew - and the Commanding Officer - of the Navy ship Manawanui were under trained and the boat was not up to the task it was doing when it grounded on a Samoan reef.
Power cuts and floods as heavy rain hits
Power cuts and floods as heavy rain hits
Heavy rain has been hitting Auckland and Northland causing chaos for commuters.
Police treating Wellington death as a homicide
Police treating Wellington death as a homicide
Police say they are treating the death of a man found dead in the Wellington suburb of Northland on Tuesday as a homicide.
Pedestrian killed on road outside pie shop named
Pedestrian killed on road outside Canterbury pie shop named
Police have released the name of the man who died after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the road outside a Canterbury pie shop earlier this week.
Committee calls for Treaty bill to be scrapped
Committee calls for Treaty bill to be scrapped
Parliament's Justice Committee has released its report into the Treaty Principles Bill, and recommended it not proceed.
Visitor charges loom for great outdoors
Visitor charges loom for great outdoors
The great outdoors could become user pays as the Department of Conservation looks to bump up its revenue.
Man pleads guilty to murdering his mother
Man pleads guilty to murdering his mother in Blenheim
A fifty-five year old man has pleaded guilty to the murder of his mother in Blenheim late last year.
Police raids in Christchurch as part of murder probe
Police raids in Christchurch as part of murder probe
Police have executed several search warrants in Christchurch this morning in relation to the murder of Tyrone Munns on March 9.
Chch headmaster claims he was victim of bullying
High school headmaster claims he was victim of bullying
A Christchurch school headmaster has wiped tears from his eyes and claimed he was the victim of bullying while giving evidence at an Employment Relations Authority hearing.
Security guard stood down after street party
Security guard stood down after Christchurch street party cut short
A security guard has been stood down from work after allegations he assaulted patrons at a Christchurch street party gone wrong.
Driver ran down teen with vehicle and laughed
Driver ran down teen with vehicle and laughed
After intentionally driving his car into a 15-year-old boy several times, Manuhuia Kupe and his partner, Miria Thompson, got out of their vehicle and laughed at him.
Headmaster claims to be victim of bullying
Headmaster claims to be victim of bullying
A Christchurch headmaster has wiped tears from his eyes and claimed he was the victim of bullying while giving evidence at an Employment Relations Authority hearing.
Fatal crash near Christchurch
Fatal crash near Christchurch
One person has died and another is in a critical condition following a crash near Christchurch.
All Treaty Principles submissions to be added to public record
All Treaty Principles submissions to be added to public record
Parliament has unanimously agreed to allow all submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill to be added to the public record.
Homicide and aggravated burglary linked: police
Homicide and aggravated burglary linked: police
By Kate Green of RNZPolice say they now believe a homicide and an aggravated burglary in the Wellington suburb of Miramar last month are linked.
Whale hit capsized boat that killed five: report
Whale hit capsized boat that killed five: report
The boat that capsized off the coast of Kaikōura in 2022, killing five people had hit a whale, and those who died were trapped in the petrol-contaminated hull, the transport watchdog has found.
Two seriously hurt in Banks Peninsula crash
Two seriously hurt in Banks Peninsula crash
Two people are seriously injured after a car crashed down a bank on Canterbury's Banks Peninsula this morning.
Man found dead in Wellington named
'Loved by many': Man found dead outside Wellington property named
The man who died outside a property in the Wellington suburb of Northland has been named.
Just quarter of people feel more safe than year ago: poll
Just quarter of people feel more safe than year ago: poll
Only about a quarter of New Zealanders feel safer than they did 12 months ago, according to a RNZ-Reid Research Poll.