Police investigating after body found in West Auckland waterway

Tom Phillips' body released, certain details remain suppressed

Police said staff had spent the last three days canvassing the area where the man had been hiding out with his children.

Charges dropped over death of woman in Paraparaumu

A 31-year-old man was charged with assault and breach of protection order on Wednesday.

Fire at popular shopping strip in Auckland

A shopper in the area, who wished to remain anonymous, told 1News they first noticed the smell of the fire "like that of fireworks".

Huge Hawke's Bay cannabis crop busted 'just before first harvest'

Two men allegedly built three rooms and a loft inside a business and had plants coming into production in just three months.