Cellphones in operating theatres should be banned in order to keep the focus on the patient, a mum of three says.

A Wellington mother and son are both in a serious condition after a tree fell on them near Queenstown. 

TV thrillers like CSI and NCIS mean armchair experts think they can read a crime scene in the blink of an eye. But the real thing is not as easy as it looks.

Police have called on overseas experts and law enforcement authorities as they make progress on their investigation into cyber theft from Christchurch crypto-currency trading company, Cryptopia.

The mother of two boys killed in a triple fatal crash following a police pursuit has posted a video of her doing a burnout as tribute to her sons.

A bill to be tabled in the Samoa Parliament proposes a shake up of Land and Titles Court with the creation of three tiers within the body.

Dozens of electoral offenders in Solomon Islands are to be reported to police prior to this year's general election.

The Free West Papua Movement, or OPM, says it has political support in Papua New Guinea to push for negotiations with Indonesia.

The Cook Islands Democratic Party looks set to hold on to its Ivirua seat, according to preliminary results of yesterday's by-election.

The leader of the opposition in Fiji has again been called in for questioning by police.

New Zealand drivers are crashing at higher rates than drivers visiting this country, Ministry of Transport data shows.

A man with a knife was walking the street after stabbing several people yesterday afternoon, a Whanganui local says.

A mother and her son were critically injured after a "massive" tree fell on five tourists in Queenstown yesterday, but they're now in a stable condition.

Residents say they're not going to leave their homes to allow Auckland Council to resume work to remove 13 huge pine trees.

A person has died and five people are in hospital after a stabbing incident in Whanganui.

The world is watching the Government's first "Wellbeing Budget" as economic leaders in Switzerland pressed Jacinda Ardern for details on addressing stability through tackling inequality. 

Risky overtaking, crashes, arm gesturing and tooting - these truck drivers have seen it all. The Kiwi drivers who are on our roads the most tell Georgia Forrester about what they see while driving. 

Family members of victims have been left reeling after six people were stabbed in Whanganui, killing one.

Asked the question, Amy Satterthwaite couldn't let the opportunity slip.

Carla Brosnan is running out of time to find a home for herself and her mother.