A reclusive amateur gun-maker who liked to tinker in his shed amassed a small arsenal of home-made and improvised weapons including several pistols, a taser, and a firearm made out of a torch.

A consortium of international and local firms have announced plans to build a large offshore wind farm off the south Taranaki coast.

Drug overdose deaths are up more than 50 percent according to a new Drug Foundation report.

Police are speaking with five people in relation to a firearms incident in west Auckland.

More police are on duty in South Auckland this weekend, after what they say has been potentially dangerous behaviour from some rugby league supporters.

New research in Britain has found 60 percent of "compostable" plastic did not fully break down in home compost bins.

The Cook Islands Prime Minister is making a desperate plea to world leaders to slash emissions ahead of a global climate summit.

Young people involved in ramraids, car thefts and street fights have renewed public debate on youth crime and how to address it. Is our youth justice system geared to effectively tackle the problem?

Jess Barnfather has always been a good budgeter. So much so that she had $120 allocated for groceries each week - but now that same shop is costing her more than $200.

A King's Counsel has been appointed to look into allegations of a historical paedophile ring operating among Dunedin's Presbyterian Church community.

A large scrub fire on a mountain peak in the Hawke's Bay last night is suspected to have been caused by fireworks.

Tourism operators in Rotorua are firmly against the idea of some motels remaining as emergency housing accommodation for another five years.

Graham Philip today made legal history. But who is he?

Marlborough District Council says its possible parts of Kenepuru Road in the Marlborough Sounds could be permanently closed after it was severely damaged in the August storm.

Police have arrested three men following an aggravated robbery as a part of Operation Cobalt enforcement activity in Nelson.

An abandoned boat that proved a thorn in the side of both Gisborne District Council and the police has finally been removed from a remote East Coast beach - six months after it washed ashore.

A principal of a school where multiple bullying allegations were made over several years was challenged about "disappointing" spending on the school's credit card.

A school accused of failures over repeated playground sexual incidents faces further allegations of ignoring or minimising bullying complaints.