What should have been a fun day at an Easter carnival became a terrifying ordeal when a girl became stuck on a ride.

Two people have walked away with only minor injuries after the light aircraft they were in was forced to make an emergency landing in an estuary.

Southland district mayor Gary Tong says Graham Budd's death leaves a large hole both professionally and personally.

After more than 140 years in the same spot, a heritage cottage is going on a short holiday.

The rugged coastal property has been run as a lodge and wedding venue, but other tourism opportunities include horse trekking and mountain biking.

The scallop industry went from a booming moneymaker to a near standstill in the space of just 10 years. Can the scallops be saved?

A person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash in Middleton, Christchurch.

A woman whose parents gambled in the district believes the problem is worsening and is having a devastating impact on families.

A Fonterra driver died at the scene after his milk tanker overturned in the Waimate District on Saturday morning.

The shooting occurred during a police vehicle stop on Devon Rd, about 9.30pm on Saturday night.

Police and a fire investigator are working together to investigate the cause of a house fire that killed a person on Good Friday.

Emily Roberts came home to find a car crashed on her lawn while the armed offenders' squad and police dogs searched for the driver.

If you have a taste for the macabre – "or the McAbre" – then this could be the online auction for you.

Police have used lethal force five times in Taranaki in little more than two decades.

Although not officially named by police, associates of Kaoss Price, 22, have posted numerous messages about his death online.

Wellington Phoenix were beaten – definitively – but that didn't stop the spread of yellow fever.

MetService has issued a heavy rain warning for Northland. Meanwhile, the remainder of the Easter weekend is looking like a wet one for many across the country.

Heavy traffic is expected late this afternoon heading south on State Highway 1, while Aucklanders can expect a mostly cloudy day with isolated showers.

First-time expectant mothers in the country's second-largest city are anxious about where they'll give birth, as the only primary birthing unit faces possible closure.

Which of these actors was a cast member in the movie "The 40-Year-Old Virgin"?