Four-year-old boy is battling one of the world's rarest genetic diseases

An Auckland woman used practical tricks for extra space in the smallest room.

A pint-sized namesake of rocker Axl Rose and his identical twin brother have fought the odds and survived. Newborns Axel and Kyan Crossley-Coe suffer from a rare syndrome that affects just 5 to 10 per cent of identical twins. About one in 2

A con-artist has taken thousands of dollars from Northland shops in a sophisticated Eftpos scam. Police say the scam - involving a fake courier - is likely to have been used elsewhere in New Zealand

People visiting the Kerikeri Basin near the Stone Store could come face-to-face with a sign warning them the water is polluted.

A shirtless Far North Mayor Wayne Brown with a body that looks suspiciously like Dan Carter's. The Mona Lisa in a judge's wig and a bikini.

A man who admitted more than 20 drug charges, and was found guilty of a toddler's manslaughter, has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years.

A jury in the Whangarei trial of drug dealer Kyle Skerten has found him guilty of the manslaughter of his 15-month-old stepson, but not guilty of murder.

A 15-month-old boy could have suffered fatal head injuries after using his mattress to bounce out of his cot, a murder trial has been told.

A toddler who died after receiving a serious head injury had a skull which looked like "smashed glass", a court has heard.

Staff at Kerikeri High School fear students' mid-year exams and assignments may have been lost in a suspicious fire.

A man has been formally charged after allegedly fighting his partner for car keys on a night of drinking before driving and killing a solo mother.