Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Manukau early today, which took the holiday road toll to two.

Rebecca Barry meets a group of New Zealanders for whom life means much more than material possessions.

When an aviation security officer drove a vehicle on to the active runway at Dunedin International Airport at night in heavy rain ahead of a landing aircraft, the consequences could have been disastrous.

A couple were forced to spend a 'tough' night out in the open after abandoning their boat in rough seas off southern Fiordland.

Canterbury firefighters continue to battle two major fires in the region, but both blazes are under control.

A massive blaze has engulfed the hills above Waimate in south Canterbury and tonight continues to burn.

Stretched Canterbury firefighters are battling two large scrub fires, one in Rolleston and one in Waimate.

Santa Claus is coming to town - and the weather is looking fantastic for his long ride down from the North Pole.

The festive season is a time of excess. But as the country’s top traffic officer Paula Rose tells Alan Perrott, there is little cheer in counting its cost.

New Zealand's top winemakers will battle it out at the inaugural Riesling Challenge today.

The death of a man whose breathing apparatus stopped during a power cut has been referred to a coroner.

Universal or voluntary membership? That was the question put to tertiary students in 1999 after the National Government passed a law insisting they choose how they should belong to their student association.