Wanganui freezing worker David Bourke will tomorrow be charged with murdering his brother, police say.

Levin-based Oxford Finance yesterday became one of the highest-rated finance companies in New Zealand.

A drunk teenage driver who crossed a median strip and collided with a Toyota Hilux admits killing his friend in the smash.

Most New Zealanders prefer the retention of the name Wanganui and no change to Whanganui, a poll released today says.

A severe weather warning is issued for the lower North Island while police warn of surface flooding in Auckland.