Victim forced to tie up family
Kidnapping victim forced to tie up members of his family with a gun pointed at his head.
Live: Tight election race
7 min ago NZ just had its largest day of early voting ever, and almost 1m Kiwis have already gone to the polls.
Wrong way down motorway
2:15 PM Stolen car was seen speeding down wrong side of Auckland's southern motorway.
Patient horrors post gagging
Midwife who wrote Facebook post lifting the lid on incest and abuse in South Auckland made to take it down.
Fonterra given a serve
NZ's largest employer is under fire for having so few women on its board, after spurning a sitting female director.
Man attempts to grab boy
A man in a hoodie jumps out of a black car and chases an 8-year-old, trying to grab him, on Auckland's North Shore.
Factory blaze cause unknown
The cause of a blaze that destroyed a helicopter hangar and a family-run fishing business shed on the West Coast is still unknown.
'Business as usual' soon
Energy Minister Judith Collins says Auckland airport's fuel crisis is coming to end.
Conversations on the election
Right down to the wire, almost a quarter of Stuff's voting panel are still undecided.
Police called to polling booth
"He wanted my details. I gave him about half of them," says Kaikōura candidate as she refuses to leave.
Three siblings sentenced in a row
A unusual court session provided a glimpse into what drives people to turn to crime.
Police find suspected meth lab
Officers who entered a house suspected to be a clandestine lab have been put through a decontamination shower.
Woman will vote in three countries
In the space of six months, Iris Huizinga has cast votes in the Netherlands, Australia, and tomorrow, New Zealand.
Police find suspected meth lab
2:25 PM Officers who entered a house suspected to be a clandestine lab have been put through a decontamination shower.
Ram raid targets $30k car
2:13 PM Thieves smashed the panel beater's gate and took a Nissan Skyline GTR.
Freight hub to keep trucking
After the earthquake, they started working 24/7 loading and unloading more than 100 trucks a day.
Most houses checked, sometimes twice
Toska Bayly's house was assessed 10 days after the quake. But with no report filed, it had to be checked again.
Managing land damage
The Kaikōura Plains Recovery Project to help quake-damaged land owners got off the ground earlier this month with funding from MPI.
Quake off Southland coast
A 5.8 earthquake hit off the coast of Southland - but its shaking was unnoticeable, GeoNet says.
Election too close to call
Winston set to be kingmaker, but a small polling error could have a big impact.
Get out and vote - here's how
Some 800,000 people across NZ have already voted. Make sure you don't run out of time to have your say.
'Greens too left to be effective'
Gareth Morgan strikes out after Greens ask TOP voters to switch sides.
Most votes may not win
The drag race analogy is flawed: coming first isn't winning the game. It's more like a puzzle.
Foreigners wanted in teacher crisis
Auckland principals say teachers trained overseas face too many obstacles.
Patterson signing out
Paul Patterson "fell in love" with intermediates but not so much with national standards.
Appeal over sacked teacher payout
Early childhood centre owner says $9000 decision over fired teacher was wrong.
$20m Wainuiomata promise
Nats pledged $12m for high school facelift. Labour offers a complete rebuild.
Living on with a head injury
Former rugby lock tackles healthier life after concussion forces him to move on from the sport he loves most.
'Cancer doesn't care who you are'
After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Mariana Mahood is urging other women to check early and check often.
Learning how to listen
"When we were first given his diagnosis I burst into tears and then I stopped and thought 'thank God that's all it is'."
At the top of the brain game
As a kid he worked in his dad's dairy. Now Richard Faull works as one of the best neuroscientists in the world.
NZ's Woman of Influence named
Cecilia Robinson, who founded My Food Bag, is the Supreme Winner in the 2017 Women of Influence awards.
Women's sport 'stuck in 80s'
NZ's Susan Devoy dominated world squash in the 1980s. She says attitudes to women's sport have hardly changed.
Helen Clark and a call to arms
Given half the chance, Kiwis not living under a rock at the turn of the millennium will tell you about the time they met PM Helen Clark.
Women unrepresented at Fonterra
NZ's largest employer is under fire for having so few women on its board, after spurning a sitting female director.
Outback breeds special farmers
Think Kiwi farmers are tough? Aussies in the outback take some beating.
Man attempts to grab boy
A man in a hoodie jumps out of a black car and chases an 8-year-old, trying to grab him, on Auckland's North Shore.
'Business as usual' soon
Energy Minister Judith Collins says Auckland airport's fuel crisis is coming to end.
Capturing first rays of birthdays
Giving the perfect gift for a newborn has an Auckland couple waking up before the sun each day.
Man on fire dies
The man who reportedly set himself on fire outside Parliament has died overnight, police say.
Cannabis and guns seized
Cannabis plants and rifle found at property in small Hawke's Bay settlement.
Car and train collide
A car driver died after a crash with a train on State Highway 1, south of Levin.
What's with the giant spray cans?
The 4.5 metre-high cans are part of a new space coming to central Christchurch.
Disappearance baffles
Police travelled to Aussie outback for answers about what happened to toddler Amber-Lee Cruickshank.
Victim forced to tie up family
Kidnapping victim forced to tie up family members while gun pointed at his head.
Crash driver critical
A driver is in a critical condition after rolling his car on a highway near Huntly.
Killer highway's $6m salve
Rumble strips, side barriers and intersection improvements on the way for SH3.
Monster slip chases woman
Joanne Tapara outran an avalanche of rock and mud that claimed 6 cows, 40 ewes and 70 lambs.
Armed cops in street
Officers who entered a suspected clandestine lab have been put through a decontamination shower.
Home stretch awaits Hareb
She's been in contention all year, now the Kiwi surfer knows it's time to lock in her qualification to the world tour.
Dementia: a love story
Tom Matiaha's 24 years as a soldier could not prepare him for his family's battle against a hidden foe: Alzheimer's disease.
Car and train collide
A car driver died after a crash with a train on State Highway 1, south of Levin.
Makos legend back in the fold
Robbie Malneek, the only player to reach 100 caps for the Tasman Makos, has been handed an unlikely recall.
Car-free summer
The top of Nelson's Trafalgar St is going to be traffic free for four months this summer.
New SHAs approved
Seven new SHAs approved by the Nelson City Council including a tiny house project.
Environment judge called in
A prominent winemaker and a new company he is linked to - dubbed the "complete solution" to grape marc - are to be dealt with by the Environment Court.
'Stupid thing to do'
A man has admitted shooting out a window at the health hub in the central business district.
Leap in rateable values
Some properties have seen their capital value incease by a whopping 28 per cent.
Whale carcass washes ashore
A blue whale suspected to be the same one spotted dead in the water near d'Urville Island has washed ashore.
Timaru's next tourism attraction?
Fisherman hopes community will save ship with Hollywood connection from the scrap heap.
A toast to the bicycle
Bicycles of all shapes and sizes to be celebrated in 200th anniversary event.
Air plan approved
Grey Power president says it was "too much" to expect woodburner rule to be ditched.
Hatchery positive of salmon returns
Volunteers of South Canterbury salmon hatchery hope for a better season.
Six-figure golden handshake
Otago lines company boss's 'excessive' exit package means he'll make nearly $1m this year.
Waterfall search for man
Police divers search a Catlins waterfall and river for missing Dunedin man Stephen Lowe.
Residents unsatisfied with DQ
Queenstown had a four per cent increase in visitors to about 3.2 million in the 2016/17 year.
Highlanders land prop early
Son of former Kiwis league player will join Highlanders next year after Melbourne Rebels cut him loose.
Investigators baffled by child's disappearance
Police travelled to the Australian outback looking for answers about what happened to toddler Amber-Lee Cruickshank 25 years ago.
Trust announces it will seek review
The Community Trust of Southland will seek a ministerial review into the circumstances surrounding the departure of its former chief executive.
Bluff signpost: It's a bluff
Handy hint: Don't follow the famous signpost's directions to Wellington.