“Is this a scam?” the bank officer asked her, after yet another application for money. She only had to say "no" to get $165,000 approved.

Police are investigating the suspicious death of a man at a remote rural property in Tangarakau.

A 57-year-old man has been charged with possessing and supplying meth and more charges can't be ruled out, police say.

Shortly after being released from jail, Sami Zagros was living a flashy life of designer clothes, expensive cars, and lots of cash. Within eight months, it all came crashing down.

Groups of child car thieves are stealing vehicles and cruising around Christchurch in convoys, posting their exploits on social media.

A tenant who flagged a serious mould problem with her landlord was told she would be given a 90-day notice for “complaining so much”.

Oranga Tamariki's boss says the 5-year-old's death is a 'constant reminder' of how the agency needs to do better.

Jennifer Valk says a man she met online convinced her to give safe codes to another who she barely knew. It set off a chain of events that ended with a body on a beach.

An Invercargill MP who is a former polytechnic boss says it's been a 'horrendous waste of taxpayers’ money', but Chris Hipkins disagrees.

Police believe the man may have been hit by a car overnight.

The walls are white, the ceiling no longer has holes and the carpet doesn’t squelch anymore – but it's come at the cost of Diane Reece's savings.

Joanne was convicted of inciting her husband's suicide, but an investigation reveals how Oranga Tamariki broke the couple and helped tip a desperate man over the edge.

A 21-year-old man will appear in the Wellington District Court on Monday facing charges of rape and burglary.

Firefighters had to free the pilot after a light aircraft crashed into tree near Feilding.

Seven young people were arrested in Welsford after attempting to steal vehicles and fleeing from police.

Initial indications are one person is seriously injured, a police spokesperson said.

Rodda Road, near State Highway 1, has been closed as emergency services respond.

A trail of destruction and sleepless nights have left a Palmerston North man fuming.

A group called the Tyre Extinguishers have taken credit, saying they aim to make it “impossible” to own an SUV in an urban area.

The weather may have been in the ducks' favour, but it didn’t stop game bird hunters from enjoying the traditional Opening Day of the game bird hunting season, Fish and Game NZ says.