Swimmers initially thought it was a seal, but it turned out to be an almost 2-metre shark cruising close to shore.

Driver says he's fearing for his life after being set upon by a man who punched him in the head, face and stomach.

One put its nose on the back of a boat a family was fishing from, not far from the site of a recent fatal attack.

Short-stay parking at Christchurch Hospital is free for 30 minutes but will then cost $7.50 for the first hour.

The beach where a young woman was killed has now been closed to swimming after earlier being allowed to open.

In a video update from his Costa Rican hospital bed, Bethune says "every now and again life comes along and it slaps you in the face".

Five piles were damaged following the shakes on December 31 and January 2.

Two campervans were set alight while people inside were sleeping in them on the West Coast.

While great whites have been sighted in the area, a shark expert says the attacking shark may remain a mystery.

It's believed the woman killed in a shark attack while swimming yesterday had been bitten on her legs.

A number of injuries caused by automatic doors at shopping malls has left victims wondering who is actually responsible for the fallout?

Police are forensically examining the scene near Paihia, where a 22-year-old man suffered fatal stab wounds, and are interviewing a 14-year-old.

The wife of Tall Blacks basketball star Thomas Abercrombie shared images of MIQ facility on Twitter, but later said the situation had been rectified

A woman killed by a shark was pulled "really far out" by a rip before the fatal attack, says a woman swimming nearby.

After three suicide attempts, Teulia felt like “just another patient” in the mainstream mental health system. Then she found another way through.

Almost 3,000 cockles and 150 undersized pāua are back in the sea after interventions from MPI.

The man was injured after an offender entered Satay Noodle House and attempted to take cash from the till, police said.

The future of a long-running community shearing event could rest with people getting a day off work.

A Christchurch man believes his early-stage dementia is linked to multiple head injuries while playing football.

Morbidly obese cat Blue tipped the scales at 12.6kg – three times the weight of an average house cat. Now he weighs in at a svelte two house cats.