The pilot activated a personal locator beacon about 12.50pm.

Two Auckland schools cut lunch orders due to students not eating them.

China and the Cook Islands signed a five-year deal for seabed exploration.

'The job market has become more competitive.'

Crimson Toto beat his two puppies with a fence paling. One never recovered.

OPINION: Government investment in R&D is low in comparison with other countries.

He had been placed in an induced coma at Cork University Hospital.

Official information reveals the best and worst performing hospital emergency departments.

The victim was also kicked as he cowered on the ground and his car was damaged.

The agency considers the review 'largely positive'.

'It looked like a tidal wave had come down.'

The suspect was taken into custody without issue at a Whanganui address.

Police said he pointed a gun at a member of the public after pointing it at police.

The restored gates in Makotuku honor the history of the village's former church.

Officers return to suburb as hunt for suspect in firearms incident continues.

'We are out there every day... in what is increasingly a hostile environment.'

Locals report roads being cordoned off.

The attack occurred after the soldier insulted a sergeant in late 2023.

'As a club, we are still very proud of how they went.'

At 86, Tāwhiwhirangi gave a bold interview amid a 2015 Kōhanga Reo spending controversy.

A roundup of events happening in Gisborne-Tairāwhiti this weekend, beyond and regularly.

A courier driver noticed tarseal wrapped around his truck's wheels.

Rachel McKenna, 35, was found dead at her home in Ascot Vale last Friday.

Brenden Hawkins aims to paddle the Whanganui River on a surfboard.

Council claims fizzy ban at sports ground could improve the health of locals and visitors.

There have been two serious assaults at bars and at a petrol station.

A 25-year-old man is due to appear in the Palmerston North District Court.

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck 10km east of Eketahuna at 11.26pm.