New ZealandRepeat drink-driver jailed over fatal crashA recidivist drink driver was today jailed for four years for killing a Northland mother while driving with nearly double the legal alcohol limit.02 Sep 05:56 AM
New ZealandTeens turning up at school wasted on new party pillsA new wave of legal party pills has hit Whangarei secondary schools, with two parents asked to take their teens home after they arrived for class high.22 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandMan jailed for killing toddlerA man who admitted more than 20 drug charges, and was found guilty of a toddler's manslaughter, has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years.12 Aug 12:20 AM
New ZealandHusband loses fight to save his soul mateA businessman has told of his desperate attempts to save his badly injured wife after she drove off the road in bad weather.07 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi drowns after release back into wildA week after being released back into the wild, and more than two months after being knocked over by a car, North Island brown kiwi Darkstar has drowned in a culvert.03 Aug 01:00 AM
New ZealandTearful reunion for car-chase womenA heroic mother has had a tearful reunion with a woman whom she helped to escape from a hammer-wielding man who pursued them in a car chase.29 Jul 04:00 PM
New ZealandMother saves woman from attackA mother-of-two is being hailed a hero after saving a woman from an attack by a hammer-wielding man who then pursued the pair and rammed her car during a violent car chase.28 Jul 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi hit by truck released back into wildDarkstar the kiwi has made a full recovery after being hit by a truck and is being released back into the wild near Nunguru.14 Jul 11:49 PM
New ZealandMan arrested and stolen geckos recoveredA man has been arrested over the theft of more than 20 geckos taken from two separate locations in Northland over the past 10 days.06 Jul 06:47 AM