A man had to choose between rescuing his wife or teenage son when their car plunged into a river at the weekend.

It is too early to say whether a fire that killed a woman and a child overnight is suspicious, police say.

A major elderly care operator has accused health authorities of a "witch hunt" over the closure of a rest home.

An inspection team finds a 103-year-old woman tied to her bed with a sheet, during an audit of a Palmerston North rest home.

A man is due to appear in court today charged with the murder of Wanganui toddler Karl Perigo-Check.

The key witness in the trial of a man accused of murdering a friend seven years ago refused to talk to police for five years.

A cold southerly is set to dump more snow on the Desert Road and bring a chill to much of the country.