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

The 53-year-old fighting for compensation now has less than a year to live.

A fraud expert says the highly skilled scammers use psychological tricks to con victims.

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.

Freda Brown (nee Jones) was born on October 31, 1924, in New Plymouth

'Many locations' in the North Island are in for a chance of thunderstorms this evening.

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

'Don’t leave it to the last minute, get your whānau wrapped around you.'

An officer feared for his life when the gunman pointed the firearm directly at him.

The teacher reported himself to police after being spoken to by a school colleague.

The injured man had to spend nearly six hours close to the Mt Taranaki summit.

One person was also taken off the mountain suffering from hypothermia.

The mauri stones were delivered by Aotea waka iwi of south Taranaki and Whanganui.

It comes after the plan was included in list of projects up for Fast-track Bill approval.

There's a call for direct action against would-be miners off the South Taranaki coast.

The Bulls wrestled the Ranfurly Shield off Tasman on Sunday.

Career diplomat Michael Walsh joined MFAT in 1993.

Emergency services found a man with critical injuries and he died a short time later.

Trainer: 'She’s really good and has come back bigger and stronger.'

Police were called to the property early this morning.

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

From 12pm to 3pm, there had been about 6800 lightning strikes over the North Island.

A Spotswood United player punched a Coastal Rugby player after a Premier grade match.

Waitomo, Taumarunui, Taupo, Taihape and Taranaki may face the brunt of the rain.

Kevin Moore has been illegally occupying Māori land for more than a decade.

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

1982 crash victim's sister: “It’s just like, ‘you bastard, you brought it all up again’.

Official information reveals which areas around the country have become poaching hotspots.

The men are due to appear in the New Plymouth District Court later today.