Crime reporters Sam Hurley and Anna Leask look back at some of the year's biggest cases.

Temperatures are set to "yoyo" the week before Christmas, the MetService warns.

The Taranaki woman was sentenced after pleading guilty to killing her husband Bruce Mouat.

The machine rolled down a bank in a remote Mt Messenger forestry block.

Two people have died after the vehicle they were travelling in rolled.

Briefings: Building spree creates a risk that development will exceed demand, TEC says.

Charlotte Fischer says her daughter Kaya has become a passionate reader thanks to Speld.

Increased police presence in the area after report shots were fired at a house in Waitara.

Dangerous crossing in Taranaki to be removed after the death of a young cyclist.

Indonesia's erupting Mt Agung holds lessons for preparing for the next big blow here.

New Plymouth police credit pair with rescuing a man from his burning car last night.

Texas oil giant Anadarko is pulling out of New Zealand as exploration hits the doldrums

A second round of thunderstorms are brewing after yesterday's downpours

Susan Mouat is appealing her sentence of home detention for killing her husband.

A man who drowned was convicted of manslaughter in August after incident in 2015.

A boat capsized off Taranaki overnight.

Reg Korau failed to disclose driving convictions and drove school van for personal use.

A Taranaki couple are living the dream - and they owe much of it to a famous artist.

Susan Mouat is appealing her 11-month home detention sentence for manslaughter.

Walking 400km against seabed mining. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Walking 400km against seabed mining. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Angelika Loukas had come to New Zealand in May to work as an au pair.

Traffic is being diverted after a serious crash involving a cyclist in Taranaki.

Woman killed after a crash in Taranaki was Canadian national Angelika Melisa Loukas.

Taranaki couple jailed for the ill-treatment of elderly woman released from prison.

Emma Warren, 7, was killed in a crash while riding her bike home from school last month.

A woman is critical and a man seriously hurt after a car drove off a cliff this morning.

Martin Johnston looks at the first commemoration of the NZ Wars.

The deer released into the North Taranaki area were a risk to the forest's eco-system.

A front is bringing wet weather to several parts of the country tomorrow.