A woman who says she was raped and sexually abused by Arthur Allan Thomas says all she wanted was an apology.

A rental car was nearly t-boned by a truck, then flipped, after swerving across the road. "If you were half a metre closer, you'd be dead," the truckie told the unharmed occupants.

Motorists in Manawatū were advised to avoid the area and seek alternative routes.

The “significant” event talked through how the Treaty can be honoured so the iwi and Government can work together in the future.

Some participants left after being upset by comments about the Israel-Palestine conflict by New Zealand Jewish Council speaker Juliet Moses.

Xean Peckley cried when she saw a car pull up outside her house, bringing her beloved dog home after she was taken during a burglary.

After neighbours reported a man and a woman yelling, police arrived and found a woman outside the house injured and then noticed the fire.

Police will remain focused on finding a man wanted in connection to an alleged shooting in Feilding.

Two accused of murdering fellow prisoner Blake Lee at New Zealand's only maximum security jail have been found not guilty, while the other prisoner was found guilty of manslaughter.

Some core IT systems are running at Waikato DHB, but it's a long way from normal and will face backlogs.

Police intervened in two potential mass shootings about the time of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks, and the country’s spy boss believes there’s a “realistic possibility” the terrorist will inspire another attack.

Reuben Maharaj deliberately smashed into a car coming the other way. It was not the first time his driving had been influenced by his schizophrenia.

A study of Māori living on the 'Coast' has found racial bigotry is alive and well making challenges for whānau raising healthy, confident tamariki.

REVIEW: In his latest documentary, Gower delivers a convincing argument for changing the way we police P - and reveals the cartels' supply chain bringing the drug to NZ.

A settlement for Southern Response earthquake insurance policyholders could cost $313 million if all those eligible apply.

A Taranaki town will be “overwhelmed with delight” to know a long-pleaded for pedestrian crossing is on its way, a district councillor said.

A 15-year-old said she had gone on Tinder as a joke, but it ended up with two of her friends having sex with a man in the cab of his truck.

Since the Covid-19 lockdown, elder abuse referrals had doubled in Southland, which Age Concern manager Janette Turner has attributed it to people checking on their neighbours.

A wrong decision and poor advice have been blamed for Waitomo District Council pushing Māori wards on the council out to the 2025 election.

Thousands of patients are having appointments and surgeries delayed, while sick babies are being packed into overcrowded wards.