Police are understood to be responding to a second incident of a firearm being discharged in Auckland tonight. Read...

The murder of 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest US school shooting for nearly a decade has prompted President Joe Biden to urge Americans to confront the country`s gun lobby and pressure Congress to tighten gun laws. Read...

Strike action is being planned by some of New Zealand`s firefighters, according to their union. The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union today announced its members had voted overwhelmingly to reject Fire and Emergency NZ`s... Read...

Police are responding to reports of a firearm being discharged in West Auckland tonight. A police spokesperson confirmed officers were headed to an address on Vina Place in Massey after they received reports of a gunshot being heard.... Read...

China will seek a region-wide deal with almost a dozen Pacific islands covering policing, security and data communications cooperation, newly revealed documents show. Read...

A man found a venomous sea snake and instead of putting it back in the sea - put it in a water-filled plastic bag in which it later died. Read...

The US needs to do more in the Asia-Pacific region and Jacinda Ardern should be pushing Joe Biden harder, a major US business leader says. Read...

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air A road in Canterbury was closed for several hours today after a truck plunged 15m down a bank.Police arrived at West Coast Rd in Castle Hill shortly after 5am to find the truck... Read...

Residents of a northern Auckland street are up in arms about a Kainga Ora development they fear could change the character of their neighbourhood. Read...

An Auckland man who hid meth in Covid-19 masks and sent them to the South Island during lockdown used his sister`s bank details to avoid detection. Read...