A witness described seeing a speeding car overtake a bus before the crash.

The boy's mother needed to make a four-hour round trip to collect him.

Sooty spill in New Plymouth: Port Taranaki initiates rapid response.

A patient was taken to Taranaki Base Hospital.

Motorists are to avoid the area if possible and expect delays.

‘This is about a bigger sort of commitment that we have to te reo Māori.’

A judge said it was psychological abuse but the offender's moral culpability was limited.

Police found meth and cannabis on Kevin Bishell after they pulled him over for speeding.

The New Plymouth man was oblivious of his win when he visited the shop day after draw.

It was an eight or nine on the pain scale, a man says after being stung.

Popular event spoiled by the theft of over $10,000 worth of lighting.

TRC submission warns Treaty Bill could harm Crown-Māori relations and existing ties.

The prison assault was only the beginning of Jason Osborne's latest bout of offending.

He stole her car with her baby in it and then dumped the boy on the roadside.

The man, who cannot be named yet, threatened to post a woman's naked photos online.

People wearing insignia from at least six different gangs are currently before the courts.

An opponent was knocked to the ground and taken to hospital by ambulance.

His family have slammed advice to not lay charges over his unjustified fatal shooting.

Her toddler was asleep next to her in a cot and the man had exposed himself.

'It’s pretty hard when you leave your friends like that.'

Tana Ormsby-Turner has assaulted inmates and racked up misconducts while inside.

He took photos of himself posing with firearms and posted them to social media.

The judge said the man's actions were 'calculated, manipulative, and highly premeditated'.

He punished his victims when they resisted his abuse. Now he will be punished, they said.

Player also wants suppression but judge says disruption to rugby career isn't hardship.

Scammers sent software giving them remote access to victim's device and bank account.

Alana Brough planted fruit trees and a vegetable garden in the berm outside her home.

The first artists to perform at next year's Womad include Queen Omega and Nitin Sawhney.

Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when a fire took hold of her bedroom.