Raw video: Dramatic scenes as police bring fleeing driver to a halt in Hamilton, rubber burns on road

Police officer convicted of assault after unlawful arrest of motorcyclist

Police found the officer used unlawful and excessive force during attempted arrest of a helmetless motorcyclist at an Auckland petrol station.

First responder pleads not guilty to child exploitation material charges

The man, whose name and occupation are suppressed, faces five charges relating to the possession and exportation of child exploitation material.

'Guesswork and speculation': Defence closes in Loafers Lodge trial

His lawyers say the man - who has schizophrenia and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity - lit the fire when he was experiencing serious psychotic symptoms.

'Power of nature': Volcanologist remembers Mt Ruapehu eruption of 1995

The eruption triggered a somewhat haphazard emergency response at home, and scientists who were there say it was good luck, not good management, that no one was killed.