Police smashed their way into a Masterton house this week and held a couple at gunpoint - only to discover the man they were after moved out months ago.

A legal loophole has allowed an unregistered teacher back in the classroom after having sex with a 16-year-old student.

The formula for national motor rally championship contender Emma Gilmour is simple.

Slips and surface flooding are causing havoc for motorists in the lower North Island as heavy rain and gale force winds sweep the region.

What goes on behind the scenes when leading chef Peter Gordon collaborates with a leading company to launch a new product.

One of NZ's greatest scientists was investigated by Britain's MI5 as a suspect in passing information to Russia on the first atomic bombs, according to newly released files.

A huge sperm whale has been torched and butchered after washing up on a beach in the Wairarapa.

The rain Aucklanders have copped today is likely to ease for a relatively fine but cool weekend.

A Masterton woman, who caused the death of an elderly dial-a-driver while she was three times over the legal blood alcohol limit, has escaped jail.