Low-decile schools are slowest to join new a scheme that funds extra teachers

Alleged Invercargill shooter and surviving victim knew each other.

Invercargill mayor says alleged murder of woman by husband 'devastating' for community.

Couple at centre of Invercargill shooting have children between 9 and 19, a friend says.

Witness describes seeing man putting on balaclava and pulling something out of his jacket.

The Gulfstream jet had blocked credentials when it landed in Wellington last night.

Ministry figures show there have been 107 crashes this holiday, last year there were 101.

The weather is looking calmer at last as New Zealanders head back to work after Easter

63 minis have hit the road to raise money for charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

63 classic mini's are traveling the length of the country to raise money for KidsCan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

First Tasman rower had no two-way radio communication once out of sight of land.

Christine Brown has been bullied all her life. She's hoping to see that stop.

Police have confirmed the two men who died are believed to be tourists from Germany.

Rescuer killed by avalanche, John Harrison, was one of New Zealand's top climbers.

A car and a bus carrying 16 tourists collided on the Te Anau-Milford Highway.

Police don't know how many people were in car that caught fire after tourist-bus crash.

Investigation was into whether Todd Barclay breached a section of the Crimes Act.

Will a local step in to make Pineapple Lumps and Jaffas?

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

A spokeswoman for Auckland Hospital said Tania Dalton's condition had worsened.

Plummeting numbers of drivers caught speeding in the South Island have coincided with the deadliest year on southern roads in a decade.

A man run over by a loader at the country's southernmost deep-water port has died.

Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.

Police, ambulance and a rescue helicopter are at the scene of the crash on the Milford side of the Homer Tunnel.

No one is believed injured in two-car crash.

A New York City restaurant headed by a Kiwi is emblazoning their receipts with: "Immigrants make America great (they also cooked your food and served you today)".

A Whakatane father and his two sons are currently competing in the New Zealand Superbike Championships. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A Kiwi school that used Donald Trump's name to teach kids key competencies after being inspired by his 'The Apprentice' TV series has now ditched the system.

The family of a young Auckland woman have posted heartfelt pleas for information about her whereabouts after she disappeared three days ago.

Southern Lakes Helicopters were called to the incident near Te Anau at 6.10pm.