
Police name Bulls crash victim
Police have named the man who died in a crash on SH3 near Bulls this morning. He was Shane Edgecombe, 20, of Wanganui.
Police have named the man who died in a crash on SH3 near Bulls this morning. He was Shane Edgecombe, 20, of Wanganui.
A pedestrian has died near Tauranga, one man was found dead in his car near Palmerston North and four people were injured in a head-on collision in south Waikato.
One person died and another suffered serious injuries following a crash west of Palmerston North yesterday, which saw a car flip onto its roof.
An investigation has been launched after a 20-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in Palmerston North this morning.
A grieving mother has been left devastated after discovering items from her son's grave have been stolen from Kelvin Grove Cemetery in Palmerston North.
A Pahiatua man who took part in the organised killing of 16 sheep has pleaded guilty today in the Palmerston North District Court.
A residential street in Bulls will be cordoned off after it was discovered a mortar bomb had been used as a garden ornament for about a year.
A woman was killed and a cyclist seriously injured in two serious crashes in the central North Island early this morning.
Ports of Auckland, Napier Port and cold storage specialist Icepak have formed a joint venture to develop a new $20 million inland port and freight hub at Longburn, near Palmerston North.
Police say a "huge cup of good luck" is all that stopped what has been described as a "random" shooting in Fielding becoming a homicide.
A man was killed after being hit by a car in Palmerston North early this morning.
A Palmerston North man who was caught twice with child sex abuse material has been sentenced to 18 months intensive supervision and 100 hours community work.
A young woman wept as she admitted causing the death of her preschool-age child in a hearing at the Palmerston North High Court today.
Police have revealed a transgender woman, who prompted an outpouring of support after reports she was bashed, actually sustained her injuries falling out of a tree.
Small town New Zealand does wonderful and whacky to keep up our winter spirits.
A missing Rangitikei man, who hasn't been seen for a week, has been found in a hay barn, police say.
A four-year-old boy injured in a quad-bike crash in Canterbury last month has died in hospital.
A 4-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries after being involved in a quad bike accident this afternoon.
A woman who was found with critical injuries at a Feilding house has died, leading police to upgrade an investigation to a homicide inquiry.
A police investigation is underway after a woman was admitted to Palmerston North Hospital with critical, unexplained injuries.
Two people have been taken to hospital following a head-on collision outside Palmerston North this afternoon.