Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says the new offence will apply to patterns of behaviour - specifically, three acts taking place within 12 months. The law also includes a list of in-person and online ...

Five arrests were made overnight - bringing the total number of those arrested this week to 30. District Commander Tony Hill says the Police have stepped up their presence on roads and at Christchurch ...

The Associated Press (AP) has called Arizona for Donald Trump, completing a clean sweep of all seven battleground states and locking in a decisive Electoral College victory over Democratic ...

Armed Police rushed to the remote area of Ranana after reports of a shooting earlier today. The victim's been taken to hospital and Police say inquiries are ongoing.

The Wellington Phoenix will remain true to their DNA in this evening's contest against the Central Coast Mariners in Gosford The Nix were punished for poor passing among the goalkeeper and defenders ...

By winning Nevada, Trump returned the state and its six electoral college votes to Republicans for the first time in 20 years. Trump, who had secured the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the ...

Martina Salmon has sunk a six-point goal on fulltime to see New Zealand snatch a 41-40 comeback victory over South Africa and book a spot in the grand final, on Sky Sport. The Ferns trailed 23-9 at ...

The Kiwis halfback was pulled out of his brief retirement to replace injured playmaker Jahrome Hughes for the tournament. Interchange forward Griffin Neame admits Johnson's final ...

Police say they told him to leave, they say they are still trying to figure out exactly what happened next, but he fell and suffered a serious head injury. He later died in hospital. The Independent ...

Widespread downpours in Westland forced people to leave their homes, caused slips and brought down trees - prompting a state of emergency, which has ended. State Highway 6 from Fox Glacier to Haast ...

The Skoda driver's placed second behind Hayden Paddon at the season-ending Rally of Whangarei, giving him enough points to secure the overall championship. Paddon finished the northern event four ...

Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin, says police have received nine complaints about alleged mishandling of the bodies. The families says the bodies of their relatives were found bound with plastic tape ...