Emergency services were called to the two-car crash near Whanganui.

One person received minor injuries in a fight involving six people in Victoria Ave.

It was not the first time Ricky Winiata had attacked his victim.

There's snow and heavy rain warnings and watches across a large swathe of the country.

A baby and a woman were lucky not to be hurt when a driver hit their parked car.

He was granted name suppression due to having an upcoming trial for other matters.

Lorraine Smith avoided a life sentence for murder - how common is it?

Lorraine Smith will not face the usual life imprisonment sentence for murder.

Kalis' body was found after someone called police saying they'd harmed a family member.

"The walls are wet and there is mould on the roof, windows and in the wall paper."

Growing dunes, growing plants, growing kids. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Cordons in place as police respond to reports of suspicious behaviour.

Outdated regulations hampering the hemp industry. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Classes in online banking aim to help those left behind in the digital environment.

Students studying healthcare, working with children and literacy and numeracy graduated.

Ali Gammeter speaks at Parliament on a favourite subject - freedom of speech.

More than a dozen fire crews from as far away as Palmerston North rushed to the fire.

Canterbury and Otago are set to be battered with 70mm of rain over the next 24 hours.

Neighbours were crying and dazed.

Hiding his killer son was a "misguided sense of fatherhood", lawyer says.

A man has died as the result of a fight in a Taihape street in the early hours of Saturday

Brace yourself, New Zealand, few places will be dry by Sunday evening.

Police have taken a man into custody who is assisting with inquiries.

The 1080 bait was damaged during flooding on the West Coast, then taken to the landfill.

John Waara told the judge he wanted help with his addiction.