Auckland

A 63-year-old man was attacked by a police dog which got the wrong man, after he chased an intruder at his property.

A policeman bashed from behind during a brawl in the south Auckland town of Tuakau has regained consciousness and is talking to medical staff.

The tourism industry wants a world-class cruise ship terminal for Auckland that will meet the new super city's needs for the future.

Police are investigating the death of a woman whose semi-naked body was found outside a toilet block in a south Auckland park today.

One of the men accused of shooting 33 dogs in a bloody massacre runs a shop advertising pet care.

A New Zealander stuck among hundreds of tourists in flood-ravaged Machu Picchu has been filling sandbags with the locals while her mates help out in a makeshift medical tent as evacuations continue.

Prime Minister John Key says any increase to GST would have to be compensated for, including by immediate increases to pensions, benefits and Working for Families payments.

It is only a matter of time before airlines start demanding overweight passengers pay for two seats, an aviation commentator says.

Two "beautiful" New Zealanders, who put on weight over Christmas, have been expelled from a social networking site that only lets "good-looking people" sign up after uploading their holiday snaps on the site.

Members decide on who is allowed to join beautifulpeople.com by voting on a photograph of an applicant and their brief profile.

New Zealand police have begun interviewing people connected to an Auckland company allegedly involved in selling 35 tonnes of North Korean explosives and anti-aircraft missiles to Iran.