Teen, 17, charged with murder over fatal Greymouth stabbing

DOC takes down possum-control promo video after complaint

The video showed a woman in a fur hat with a rifle on her lap sipping tea then shooting a possum from a tree, prompting concerns it violated DOC's own permit and safety codes.

Call for regulation of foam-filled furniture after teen's death in blaze

Lizzy Marvin, 16, died after inhaling the toxic fumes after embers from a fireplace landed on a sofa bed last year.

Person dead, highway closed after crash in Auckland

The crash occurred on Main Highway in Ellerslie ahead of rush hour.

Auckland man jailed for possessing over 9000 child abuse images, videos

The devices used to store and access child sexual exploitation material will be destroyed by order of the judge, an Internal Affairs spokesperson said.