Gisborne's top cop has labelled an alleged attack on a police officer in the line of duty a sad indictment on society.Tairawhiti area police commander Inspector Sam Aberahama was commenting following an alleged assault on a police...

Visitors flocked to New Zealand in record numbers last month, with Chinese tourists showing the biggest increase.Arrivals in April reached 200,600 - up 3 per cent from the same time last year and surpassing the previous record April...

Two police officers have been honoured for their work with hundreds of grieving families following the Pike River, Canterbury earthquakes and Carterton balloon disasters.Inspectors Mark Harrison and Wendy Robilliard developed new...

A university professor who claims his workplace caused him hardship akin to post traumatic stress disorder has lost his bid for the case to be heard by the Employment Court.Professor Christopher Ohms, who specialises in tax law...

Restaurateur Fleur Sullivan says her New Year Honour is recognition for her philosophy of championing fresh, local seafood and produce."I think that this particular one is recognition of regions and regional food," she said at an...

Urban Search and Rescue teams spent a month crawling through suffocating spaces, often cold and wet in the pitch black, breaking through concrete walls in pancaked buildings in a desperate effort to find survivors and bodies after...

The truck drivers' union has blamed dangerous work practices for putting drivers at risk.The comment comes after yesterday's collision between two logging trucks near Tolaga Bay which killed one driver and left the other seriously...

Nelson's Salisbury School will remain open after a year-long battle with the Ministry of Education.The girls' special needs school made the announcement on its website today."The hard work by the board and the school's supporters...

A Tauranga school has warned parents to take care when dropping off their children after concerns were raised about a homeless man living in his car in the area.An email was sent to parents of St Mary's Catholic School on Friday...

A Scouts employee who racked up more than $20,000 of personal expenses on company credit cards has been found to have been unjustifiably dismissed despite a finding that he treated the charity as a "personal bank".Richard Uerata-Jennings...

For the first time in its 24-year history, the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival has run at a loss as ticket sales slumped to 8800.The Westland District Council announced yesterday the festival had a "negative variance" of $35,709, with...

A shift in attitudes towards drink driving was the major change seen by retired police superintendent Paula Rose in her 27 years in road policing."When I started with the Ministry of Transport in 1984 the amounts people would drink...

When meeting the Earl of Dunmore for the first time, there is an expectation one will be greeted by a Scots peer with a thick Highland burr.Instead, an Aussie bloke called Malcolm Murray answers the door with a sturdy, but welcoming,...

Tasman Tanning is to face prosecution over a chemical spill in Wanganui last November which injured 21 of its workers, two of them seriously.Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment spokesman Britton Broun yesterday confirmed...

Two boys home alone raised the alarm when a large fire broke out in the bathroom of their Papamoa house.Louie, 14, and Saul Preshner, 12, had just had showers and were getting ready for school about 7am yesterday when the smoke...

A Canadian security industry worker who was kicked numerous times in the head while trying to stop an early-morning assault in Napier is surprised almost no one else tried to stop the thuggery he says could have ended in death.Phoenix...

Eight Tauranga supermarkets could be forced to stop selling beer and wine for the last hour of trading in order to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.A joint meeting of the Tauranga City Council and Western Bay District Council agreed...

A 15-year-old girl has been rescued after jumping off a bluff and swimming more than three hours to an island.The girl's disappearance from Matauri Bay on Sunday sparked a major search and rescue exercise.Coastguard vessels from...

Whanau are gathering at a Far North marae preparing for the tangi of a "loving couple" after fatal shootings at their rural home.Mother-of-two Carmen Maheno, 38, died about 10.30pm in Whangarei Hospital on Sunday after being shot...

Two waterspouts have been spotted in Manukau Harbour this afternoon, after a severe thunderstorm outlook was issued by MetService.WeatherWatch warned earlier today that there was a "low to moderate" risk of tornadoes forming in...

Palmerston teenage motocross rider Courtney Duncan has blitzed the field at her first ever professional event in the United States.

Queenland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie has leapt to the defence of Quade Cooper.

After seven weeks out with injury, All Blacks No. 8 Kieran Read is back and ready for one of the biggest months of his career.

Despite international interest, Wellington Phoenix have appointed an A-League veteran in Ernie Merrick as their new coach.

Warriors chief executive Wayne Scurrah insists coach Mathew Elliott's position is secure.

The NRL competition is looking for another official sponsor after negotiations with bookmaker Tom Waterhouse broke down.

The Crusaders dominate this week's selections after overwhelming the Blues on Saturday night.

David Beckham got a special send-off yesterday as he headed into retirement with another title in the bag.

The Wellington Phoenix have appointed former Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick, as the club's new head coach.