The elite air force aerobatics team the Red Checkers has been grounded in the wake of yesterday's fatal plane crash.

New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has named a clutch of newcomers in his 16-strong training squad.

A young German tourist hit and killed by a truck wrote of aggressive Kiwi drivers just a few days before her death.

The Tongariro Crossing seems to agree with energetic children a lot more than weary adults, finds Helen van Berkel.

MidCentral District Health Board has released a damning audit report of Palmerston North's Rosa A Lea Rest Home, which it closed last month.

Police have identified a motorcyclist who was killed after a police chase last night ended in a high-speed crash.

Four people, including a child, have been rescued after spending all night clinging for dear life to their capsized dinghy.

Wanganui can be spelled with or without an 'h', the Government ruled today.

Wanganui is to be given its "h" back in a compromise under which Govt agencies will have to follow the new spelling but others will have a choice.