Otago Daily Times: National News

A truck driver is dead and another seriously injured after two logging trucks crashed head-on near Tolaga Bay on the East Coast today.

One of those alleged to have set Shalvin Prasad on fire was with him on the day when he withdrew $30,000 from his bank account, according to police.

Firefighters are battling a house fire in Beach Haven, Auckland.

The Tauranga man accused of holding up the Lenz Superette with a pistol has been released on bail after appearing in court.

Bulla Grace had been drinking alcohol when he decided to put a pan of oil on the stove, the Rotorua Coroner has been told.

Women need to be encouraged into studying the field of computer science where they are well under-represented, a top computer scientist says.