Kevin Jones rushed home from work at lunchtime to find his house 10m away from the edge of a slip that blocked State Highway 2 at Te Marua, 6km northeast of Upper Hutt.

The State Services Commission has ordered an investigation into a Labour Party complaint about National MP Paul Quinn.

Police are investigating the possibility that a gang of home invaders is operating in Hutt Valley.

Police investigating an armed home invasion in Lower Hutt last night are appealing for sightings of a car believed to be linked to the case.

Store north of Auckland takes the title in this year's competition.

A jealous lover was today jailed for a claw hammer attack on a man who he believed to be his ex-girlfriend's new partner.

The five people convicted of the manslaughter of Janet Moses during a curse lifting ceremony have avoided jail terms.