Easter road toll remains at zero
Easter road toll remains at zero
A fatality-free Easter on the roads looks set to smash previous records, but police are warning drivers not to be complacent as they face delays on the drive home.
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Maori activist declares himself 'political refugee'
Maori activist declares himself 'political refugee'
The Maori activist who stowed away on an unauthorised voyage to Antarctica has declared himself a "political refugee'' in protest against the New Zealand Government.
Ex-Iraq soldier admits killing wife in Wellington
Ex-Iraq soldier admits killing wife in Wellington
Former Iraqi soldier Najeeb Dawood has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife at their Wellington home.
Arrest over attack on elderly man
Arrest over attack on elderly man
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested over an attack that left an elderly Kapiti Coast man with serious injuries.
Partygoers thought behind scrub fire
Partygoers thought behind scrub fire
Revellers at a party are believed to have set off two flares that started a large scrub fire in Northland today.
NZ will wait and see over Aussie gang laws
NZ will wait and see over Aussie gang laws
Tough Australian anti-gang laws would need to work in practice before New Zealand would consider introducing similar legislation here, Justice Minister Judith Collins says.
Compulsory charge on plastic bags ruled out
Compulsory charge on plastic bags ruled out
A compulsory charge on plastic bags at supermarkets has been ruled out despite overseas evidence that a small fee can cut their use dramatically.
Car cleared 22m stream in high-speed crash: coroner
Car cleared 22m stream in high-speed crash: coroner
A Northland teenager, killed in a dramatic high-speed crash, was driving so fast that the car flew clear over a 22 metre-wide stream.
Teen cleared of father's manslaughter can 'move on'
Teen cleared of father's manslaughter can 'move on'
A teenager cleared of his father's manslaughter can begin to move on after his life was "put on pause'' by the trauma of an unnecessary trial, his uncle says.
Tributes flow for Jock Hobbs
Tributes flow for Jock Hobbs
Hundreds have gathered for the funeral of former All Black captain and New Zealand Rugby Union chairman Jock Hobbs in Wellington today.
Captain charged with ferry collision named
Captain charged with ferry collision named
A Cook Strait ferry captain facing a jury trial over a collision that ripped a gash in the ship's hull can now be named - despite an earlier plea that doing so would tar him with the brush of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster.
Most schools getting on with national standards
Most schools getting on with national standards
Most schools are using national standards effectively but 20 per cent are either philosophically opposed or struggling to implement them, the Education Review Office says.
Hundreds of rest home workers walking off job
Hundreds of rest home workers walking off job
Hundreds of rest home workers will walk off the job for two hours this morning in what their union says is a symbolic action against insufficient pay.
Man dies during arrest
Man dies during arrest
Police are investigating why a man in his 60s collapsed and died as he was about to be arrested for disorderly behaviour at a block of flats in Levin.
Peters in stand-off with protester
Peters in stand-off with protester
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters was briefly denied the chance to address asset-sale protesters at Parliament today during an argument with the rally's organiser over whether he was allowed to speak.
NZ's media freedom ranking drops after teapot tapes saga
NZ's media freedom ranking drops after teapot tapes saga
New Zealand has dropped out of the top 10 countries for media freedom after a year in which police searched newsrooms over the now-infamous "teapot tapes''.
Mother drives 100km without children
Mother drives 100km without children
A Porirua mother drove almost 100km before she realised her children were no longer in the car.
Scorned lover may be behind Kiwi's death
Scorned lover may be behind Kiwi's death
A scorned lover could be behind the slaying of a Kiwi club singer whose bashed body was found in his Gold Coast home on Christmas Eve.
Drowned man's widow issues water safety plea
Drowned man's widow issues water safety plea
A widow who lost her husband in a holiday drowning tragedy has called on people to drop their "bulletproof'' attitudes to water safety.
'Texas' oil comparison an overstatement
'Texas' oil comparison an overstatement
An oil company's claim the East Coast has the potential to become "the Texas of the south'' is an overstatement, a New Zealand oil exploration expert says.