The mother of a 15-year-old boy killed in a drunken hit and run has started a petition calling for a longer sentence for the teenager that hit him.Air force cadet Nathan Kraatskow, 15, died when a learner driver hit him at an Albany... Read...

The mother of Auckland hit and run victim Nathan Kraatskowâ?? has attacked the sentence handed down to the driver responsible for killing her son. Read...

A person has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a crash in Christchurch. Read...

Families whose children are forced to sleep on the floor have been brought to tears by a new prisoner-police initiative to build beds. Read...

Despite reaching the highest level of education, Kura Taylor has no student loan and didn`t go to her graduation. Read...

As Kiwis in Auckland and Christchurch marched for peace in honour of Grace Millane on Saturday, her father was due to head home to England with the slain British backpacker`s body. Read...

Didn`t New Zealand need that Neil Wagner wicket. Read...

Joseph Parker faces Mexican-American Alexander Flores in his first fight since two consecutive losses in the UK.The Kiwi heavyweight hopes to chart his way back to the top of the division in a must-win bout, but faces a tricky opponent... Read...

MetService is predicting severe thunderstorms may hit the Auckland region this afternoon. Read...

Greens co-leader James Shaw is still involved in talks at an international conference in a bid to avoid deadlock on combating climate change. Read...