Woman critical after crash; police urge caution as wet weather makes roads more dangerous.

Mayor looking forward to highway discussion with Government.

Shortland Street actor gutted to hear the school stage competition axed.

Fatal crash thought to have happened while driver overtaking at speed.

Third eatery business the couple have acquired in the past 14 months.

Stage Challenge axing is a real blow to newly appointed leader.

Swimmers in surf unaware a shark was cruising in the water only metres away.

A person is in a critical condition after an assault at a party.

Man accused of smuggling 24.5kg of cocaine into Northland appears in court

A search was raised after reports of a light aircraft crash landing near Ruakaka Beach.

Small bits of red stuff discovered in a block of butter sold in Northland.

Fishery officer sacked, then stood down.

"I could feel myself being kicked. They stood on my neck, my head," Barker said.

Three people have been injured following a crash in Ruakaka.

There will be showers for most of the country next week; no severe weather is forecast.

An Auckland woman thought she'd scored accommodation for New Year's Eve. She lost $4800.

Wairongoa "Magoo'' Renata is being hailed a humble hero who loved his whanau, community.

Army veteran saved a fellow soldier from losing an arm, if not his life, in East Timor.

A relieved mum is among those whose hearts were touched by a Mangawhai man's kindness.

Gordon Pryor woke to a Goldilocks moment this morning, but he didn't call police.

A brothel owner says her modern establishment is good for the industry.

He credits the old people who helped him along the way.

Joan Howse has served many roles on various committees over the years.

Peter Turnbull has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Myra Larcombe taught her first swimming lesson in 1946 - and she's still going strong.

Man suffers critical injuries after car-surfing stunt goes horribly wrong.

"Salvage the oil from WWII wreck or face environmental tragedy in the Hauraki Gulf."

Nearly a dozen people needed treatment after a mattress caught alight.

Whanau group Hakapella kept Christmas shoppers in Whangarei's central mall upbeat.

A car collided with a child, thought to be about seven or eight years old.