A van towing a horse float has rolled just outside Te Puke. Emergency services are at the scene of…

A truck has caught on fire in Waikato blocking part of State Highway 27.

John Tangiia never usually cycled, but in a bid to become fitter so he could do more with his disabled son, he biked to…

1. Family mourn cyclist killed in crash

An investigation is under way after a cleaning contractor was caught dumping dirty water from the floor of one of the country's…

1. Air pollution kills up to 500,000 a year

Genetically modified organisms were illegally sent out of the country by University of Auckland staff…

1. Stretching the limits of our body

Police say they have spoken with persons of interest but are yet to make any arrests after footage of a drunk young Hamilton…

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There are fears recognition of NZ's role in WWI in British commemorations this year could fall victim to an 'Anzac whitewash'…

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Gruesome images of the mangled bike on which an Auckland man died under a truck will be followed by an advertising campaign…

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Her arms bound and with a bedsheet tied over her head, a 77-year-old woman played dead to scare off a masked man who attacked…

1. City's elderly warned to be ever-vigilant

David Bain is today set to marry fiancee Liz Davies - and the couple have rebuffed some big women's…

One of the four men charged in relation to a home invasion burglary attack in Whakamarama during which another man was severely…

Cartoon: Two ways to separate cyclists from vehicles

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One person was seriously injured when a car crashed into a powerpole in Wellington early this morning.

An Air NZ A320 made an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport night after experiencing engine trouble shortly after takeoff…

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A group of people, shown in CCTV footage, is being sought by police in relation to an attack on a German…

Fancy being the only person on the block with a Boeing 747 as your house? For a cool $130,000, the dream could come true. A…

Unseasonable weather continues to cool down summer with heavy rain, lightning and snow in some areas.

1. Gisborne water situation critical

Summer snow drew plenty of sightseers to Mt Hutt Ski Area today. While there was nothing unusual about January snow on…

A Wellington paramedic is devastated after treasured mementos from an uncle's funeral were stolen from her rapid response…

A video of an apparently drunk Hamilton boy has been removed from YouTube - but not before more than…

1. video Police to investigate drunk boy video (6:33)

Facebook scammers have hit another low, posing as a cancer sufferer to con people into giving them donations. The scammers…

1. NZ slow to respond to 'industrialised' hacking

The traffic lights in Kawerau have been restored but homes in the Eastern Bay town remain without power. A lightning strike…

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Hawke's Bay police are investigating the second assault on a young male in Napier in as many days after a teenager walking…

1. Cowardly attack: Attacker punches teen

Efforts to bring home the body of a New Zealand woman shot dead on a Libyan beach are making "good progress'' but no arrests…

1. No arrests over Kiwi's death: Mfat

Demolition on the earthquake-damaged Lyttelton police station, New Zealand's oldest, will start on Monday. The…

1. video Christchurch earthquake captured on video

An allergy to electronic monitoring equipment has seen a Napier man's home-detention sentence cancelled, in what is only…

A charter fishing vessel was overloaded and travelling too fast in shallow water when it struck a rock in Foveaux Strait…

Plans are in place for the worst-case scenario as Gisborne enters day three of its water crisis.

1. Smith wants more sea sanctuaries

A Tauranga woman is calling for dog owners to take better control of their pets after her Pomeranian was attacked and almost…

Major errors by a train controller and confusing instructions about track work contributed to a near-collision…

Whatever you do, never, ever attempt to feed a moa…

1. Toby Manhire: What to expect in 2014

Scientists say lights from electrical discharges are…

1. Quake in southern Italy rattles Naples area

A blockade at the entrance to Hole in the Rock is being considered as part of a long-running row over money and mana.

1. Jetboat rides end with broken backs

Gull outrage at Lonely Bay Denise writes: "Lying on the beach at Lonely Bay on the Coromandel this week, we heard a small…

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Popular holiday destinations for New Zealanders unsurprisingly include African and Asian countries, providing a plethora…

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