Party's MPs join chorus of condemnation at the permanent name suppression given to a Manawatu man who downloaded more than 300,000 pornographic images, many of them picturing children.

Shark sightings around the country have forced beach closures more than 12 times this summer.

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

The Air Force pilot who died in a plane crash near Ohakea Air Base today was a new father, a tearful Air Force official has revealed.

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

It is too early to say whether a fire that killed a woman and a child overnight is suspicious, police say.

A major elderly care operator has accused health authorities of a "witch hunt" over the closure of a rest home.

An inspection team finds a 103-year-old woman tied to her bed with a sheet, during an audit of a Palmerston North rest home.