Person in critical condition as firefighters battle blaze in Napier

Allegedly drunk rider flees police, hides at property where drugs found

Police allege the Papatoetoe man and his female passenger sped away from officers at high speed and was later seen running a red light.

Father charged after boy, 3, receives facial injuries in dirt bike crash

Police warn of an alarming trend of riders taking young children for high-speed joyrides, almost always without helmets.

Police seek sightings of car over woman's death at Hastings worksite

Homicide investigators say this is a “tragic and avoidable death of a much-loved mother, grandmother and sister”.

Senior navy officer allegedly sought kiss from junior

The officer pleaded not guilty to one charge of doing an act likely to prejudice service discipline, under the Armed Forces Discipline Act.