Stories by Adriana Weber

Holidaymakers, an off-duty policeman and a Shortland Street actor are being hailed as heroes for pulling an injured man out of a burning car.

Police have revealed they were forced to used tear gas to arrest a man armed with a crossbow in Taranaki.

Boaties caught speeding or without lifejackets this summer could face a $300 fine in a 'no excuses' crackdown.

Dozens more Wellington residents evacuated from their apartments and offices after the Kaikōura quake have retrieved their belongings this morning, including people whose cars have been trapped in a…

The Fire Service says it will now provide staff and volunteers legal support if they face prosecution, after earlier refusing to back a man who collided while driving a support truck.

The number of female recruits in the Fire Service has jumped from 1 percent to 17 percent in the last three years.

Part of an iconic rock formation in Taranaki, known as Elephant Rock, has collapsed, with the elephant's 'trunk' completely wiped out.

Occupants of a Wellington apartment block evacuated after the earthquake have been allowed back home.

One ambulance service says call-outs to help the elderly account for a significant portion of its work.

Small companies could suffer under a Labour Party proposal to tax employers who are not providing training, Business New Zealand says.

A volunteer fire brigade is taking out its own insurance to make sure its volunteers don't have to pay legal costs if they crash while out on a job.

A firefighter is in hospital after a mission to rescue a cat up a tree in Porirua went wrong.

A conservation group is questioning how the world's newest and largest marine sanctuary will be enforced.

Some volunteer fire fighters are worried about driving to emergencies after a Wellington fireman was found guilty of causing a collision on his way to a call-out.

A man was stabbed and bottles were thrown at an ambulance when a 21st birthday party turned into a drunken street brawl in Lower Hutt.

Despite protests from distributors, American horror film Don't Breathe will be classified as R18 in New Zealand. Audio

A proposed strategy for managing cats throughout the country protects stray animals more than native birdlife, a wildlife vet says. Audio

Earthquake timing has been linked with tidal "stresses" around the time of a new or full moon, but a geophysicist warns it remains unpredictable.

An investigation into claims a stripper was abused at the Chiefs' end-of-season function has been criticised as lacking impartiality. Audio

Grandparents caring for the children of drug-addict parents are struggling to make ends meet, research shows. Audio

Orchardists and grape growers have backed up John Key's comments on the difficulties of getting beneficiaries into seasonal work.

Residents in a Lower Hutt suburb are angry that a child sex offender is living in the area and want him to be moved.

A Dunedin museum hopes to reunite a German solider's identity tag with his family, a century after he was killed in the Battle of the Somme during World War I.

Upper Hutt residents will keep looking for missing local Mary Berrington, despite police calling off their search for her.

Thousands of people have gathered in cities throughout the country to play a popular new mobile game.