The woman flatly denied beating the girls with wooden rods, a chair and a dog collar.

The driver is assisting police.

The girl had just told the social worker, a friend from church, she was being beaten.

The girl suffered an "ugly" head wound after one of the alleged incidents.

The national indoor cricket tournament will be played in Auckland from Friday-Sunday.

There were so many laughs, you could almost forget the dramatic backdrop to this campaign.

From shoplifting to weightlifting? More to 'boot camps' than imagined, National says.

Three youths were seen near the club and leaving the scene at the time of the fire.

Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.

The worker was taken to hospital in a moderate condition.

The couple said they were holding the dog when woman approached to pat it without asking.

The elderly woman with dementia was left to fend for herself after dog attack.

Warehouse says it is not selling puberty blockers or any prescription medicines.

A pool of what the worker thought was water began to eat away at his skin.

Brody Gray's dangerous driving led to a crash and then an attempted carjacking.

Its chief executive said the delay in dealing with complaints was 'unacceptable'.

The woman was walking on Fergusson Drive yesterday when she felt a sharp pain in her face.

The children are aged, 4, 6 and 8.

Hipkins will become Prime Minister once Jacinda Ardern formally resigns the post.

The senior minister is known as "Mr Fix-it", and for his light-hearted temperament.

Last night, an Upper Hutt hone was broken into while the occupants were asleep inside

There will be 37 signature drinks for people to choose from.

Whānau from 'all over the motu' attend.

The forbidden treats were for a prisoner who was having a birthday.

One victim's family said his only request was that his abuser's picture was taken down.

"We've got fencers from as far down as Dunedin and Far North," Baz Clark said.