A foreign rowing official who was caught by police driving over 80 km/h over the speed limit has had the charges dropped.

The owner of a moa skull being auctioned for thousands on Trade Me has been implored to sell or donate it to a museum.

A police officer is to undergo surgery after his patrol car was smashed into - possibly deliberately - by a fleeing driver in Hamilton this afternoon.

Two people were killed and three seriously hurt after a car driven by a 15-year-old on a learner's licence collided with a truck today.

A man has been arrested for a series of sexual assaults on other men.

A former high-profile principal says he will defend dozens of charges against him that include money-laundering, false accounting and fraud.

A man who disturbed burglars was attacked and left with head injuries and an officer injured when he later tried to arrest a suspect.

A 50-year-old bus driver sacked for sexual harassment denies the claims - but admits she talked about getting 'pissed' with 15-year-olds.

Air New Zealand is trying to trace a passenger seen talking on his cellphone during a domestic flight, who allegedly claimed he had been given permission.

Building a home for adults, teens and pre-schoolers was made easy with input from a family architect.

Hamilton's top police officer has labelled a brutal attack on two of his staff this weekend as 'cowardly' and 'unacceptable'.

Cooking demonstrations, fish filleting and mussel opening competitions are part of the fun at the Tauranga Moana Seafood Festival.