Troy Kevin Taylor, 23, is accused of murdering his ex-partner's 15-month-old.

A crash 10 years ago inspired Constable Shane Thomson to teach teens road safety.

A warm, sunny week is expected across the North Island before the weather takes a turn for the worse on Friday.

Kiwi rapper Scribe will spend the next month in a rehabilitation facility.

Young family stuck in New Zealand and unable to take their sick baby home on plane.

A Kiwi man who pulled a cheetah off his teen son in South Africa has spoken about the "instinctive" rescue.

The weekend will be mainly fine across the country.

All Blacks stars Kieran Read and Jerome Kaino brightened the days of young fans battling cancer today.

Awarded a Queen's Service Medal in 2014 for his services to folk music, Garland recorded 18 albums, and won the New Zealand Music Awards folk album of the year three times.

Autumn's cooler temperatures starting to settle in - but sunshine continues.

Fire damage to the mountain bike park above Christchurch is "a lot worse" than originally thought.

The consent allows its new owner to extract 4.3 million litres of water a day until 2032.

The father of a former Christchurch woman killed in a suspected murder-suicide is racing across the ditch to help with funeral arrangements.

Christchurch motorists are facing an extra 29 minutes of travel each day.

The crash left a woman with severe head and spinal injuries, police say.

The Opportunities Party wants all Kiwis to get a basic income of $200 a week.

A high-profile child killer stabbed a fellow murderer with a light tube.

Woman with dementia took the car and drove to Ashburton.

The crash happened just after 5pm near Lake Pearson in Canterbury.

Police found shell casings from a firearm at the scene, but no evidence of anyone being shot.

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Tavern Harewood has been robbed for a second time this year.

Hearing her speak for the first time following the incident was "just wonderful".

Police said man had a blood test and passed out while leaving in his mother's car.

Convicted killer sentenced for jail rampage

A man shot by police officers in Christchurch last month can today be named for the first time. Murray James Allan, 24, suffered

More sex charges laid against Christchurch businessman.

He went to university at 14 to study music and now 17-year-old Matthias Balzat has won the grand prize at the National Concerto Competition

A fine gold bracelet with a heart-shaped locket was lost during the assault.

A man is accused of trying to get $40,000 from his alleged victim.