A driver who allegedly fled the scene of a fatal crash has been charged with manslaughter. A car, which minutes earlier evaded police, ploughed through a fence and smashed into a tree and building at the entrance to Christchurch East School on ...
The bleak end to spring continues with more overnight snow in the south and cold showers spreading across New Zealand. MetService meteorologist Karl Loots said while much of the country would see some rain, today the major weather story was on the ...
A co-accused in the killing of a Ngaruawahia man stormed the dock in the Hamilton District Court and charged towards the victim's family. Leon Colin Wilson and a member of Mitchell Paterson's family were exchanging eye contact before Wilson started ...
A man has been injured in a large house fire in South Auckland which started as he was smoking in bed. Fire and emergency received multiple calls about the fire on East Tāmaki Road in Ōtara. Photo: RNZ / Gill Bonnett. Fire and Emergency said it ...
An independent investigation has found police acted unlawfully by detaining a suicidal Queenstown man for a mental health assessment, but says their actions were "reasonable in the circumstances''. The report, released today by the Independent Police ...
The Auckland Pride Festival board are facing a vote of no confidence after their decision to ban police uniforms at next year's event but board chair Cissy Rock says they won't back down. Police at Wellington's Pride Parade Photo: RNZ/ Reesh Lyon.and more »
This story was originally published on Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. Jacinda Ardern uses her time at APEC to champion inclusive trade on the world stage, which means lifting those at the bottom. Laura Walters reports. The women sit ...
Power has been restored to most homes after an underground cable fault cut power to more than 3000 properties in south Christchurch. Power went off in the suburbs of Beckenham, Cashmere, Huntsbury, Somerfield, St Martins and Sydenham at 7.14am on ...and more »
A New Zealand woman has been jailed in the UK after she was found to have provided fake qualifications to work as a doctor for more than two decades. Zholia Alemi was last month jailed for five years after eventually being found out when she was ...
Police have launched a homicide inquiry following the death of a three-month-old baby girl in Porirua. The baby died last week and an autopsy had revealed the girl had died from "non-accidental injuries" on November 13, Detective Senior Sergeant Kevan ...