The year was 1976. McDonald's opened its first branch in Porirua, Abba released the single Dancing Queen, and the Whanganui Computer was introduced. And a... Read More

A man is in custody after allegedly forcing his way into the Murupara police station this morning, sparking an armed police response. Bay of Plenty Police... Read More

Cordons outside Murupara Police Station have been taken down following an incident attended by armed police this morning. Armed and uniformed police calmly... Read More

Eight children who drowned during one summer were the focus of a recent coroner's report that highlighted the need for close supervision when children are... Read More

A driver facing 11 charges over a serious crash on the Napier-Taupō Road on Sunday morning has appeared in court in Tauranga. The State Highway 5 crash involved... Read More

Corrections has confirmed that hunger-striking prison inmate Dean Wickliffe has been transferred to Waikato Hospital. The parole board has also brought his... Read More

A man who broke into the home of a man he met online grabbed a handful of his underpants before quickly jumping into a wardrobe to hide after he was interrupted... Read More

Tributes are flowing for a man who died on a hunting trip last week. Stuart Stobie, of Kawerau, died suddenly on Friday morning in Minginui, Bay of Plenty. Daughter... Read More

Ahead of Alone: Australia's third season premiering in New Zealand on March 27, Kiwi contestant Shay Williamson tells Mitchell Hageman what prompted him to swap... Read More

A man who regularly took photos of illegally parked cars and sent them to the council was assaulted by a woman who 'clawed” his neck and struck him on... Read More

'I was pleased to hear… it was a genuine problem, it wasn't just my imagination, and it wasn't just me,” says Carol Hudson, recalling the moment... Read More

Lifetime parolee Dean Wickliffe's supporters say the notorious criminal is resolute - he will walk out of Springhill Prison a free man, or be carried out... Read More