Police say the man threatened bank staff before taking money and fleeing.

Leaning back with his legs across his friend, moments after crashing a car down a steep bank, Simon Norris said “I’m gonna die, I’m gonna die”.

The march comes after the US Supreme Court gave individual states the power to ban abortions, a move expected to impact millions.

A revered rector of a prestigious high school - but the kids knew him as 'Fred the Fiddler' and abuse complaints spanned half a century. Yet nobody took action.

A couple building their dream home got an email from the builder saying his account had changed. They paid a six-figure sum, then found out his computer had been hacked.

Allan Heta Cleaver says he always felt different, and a sense of not fitting in, but now he has rediscovered his missing whānau.

Skiers keen to hit the slopes hit traffic delays on Saturday, but it wasn't enough to dampen the 'best day of winter so far'.

GirlGuiding New Zealand faces an uncertain future as it grapples with declining membership, disaffected staff and six-figure deficits.

A Deaf survivor has described being punished if he used sign language at a school for Deaf students.

A family forced to drag their mother off her "deathbed" so she could verify her identity and access her bank accounts says TSB has done nothing to make the process easier.

He made his money and name from 42 Below vodka, but after a 30-year hiatus in the city, Geoff Ross has gone back to his roots.

Almost 30 years after South Cantabrians were told baby Cody Hunter would die without their help, the $80,000 they quickly gathered has turned into almost $400,000.

OPINION: Suddenly bringing back restrictions would be a big mistake, especially as we deal with all the consequences of previous decisions.

The Dhars' builder went bust as their framing went up, now they have weeks before the weather destroys it. They thought they had a guarantee from Master Builders.

The family of a shot father and daughter, described as "two beautiful souls", were distraught as they faced the pair's alleged killer in court.

Community leaders can help get guns off the streets by being willing to receive tips from whānau concerned about having them in their homes, local councillor Alf Filipaina says.

Hundreds of kilometres of Great Ride cycle trails don’t comply with the law while new trail proposals have been on hold for years. Now pressure is growing on DOC to sort it out.

A 'quite significant' weather event will bring gales and rain to Southland, Otago and Canterbury.

The industry – already hit hard by Covid – has suffered another setback, with a quarter of rooms at one resort out of action for weeks due to damage.

A staff member at the motel where the baby died said the death was a tragedy.