Latest from Paraparaumu

David Scott is not allowed to associate with witnesses except for work purposes.

Traffic is reaching its peak around the country now, but may ease off this afternoon.

Meet Crystal and her lookalike.

Police have been conducting enquiries around a Kapiti home after a fight last night.

A racing car believed to have been used by famous train robber Roy James has been stolen.

A girl who taught herself Russian has come ninth in the world in an online test.

Shallow tremor strikes south of Paraparaumu.

A man who assaulted his stepdaughter's rapist says the rapist "faked" a head injury.

Paraparaumu's 'bionic woman' Helene Kay is walking the half marathon in Wellington.

The Sensible Sentencing Trust will help the man who beat his daughter's rapist.

"I'm going to appeal it no matter if it's a conviction and discharge," he told the Herald.

Jury finds man guilty of beating his stepdaughter's rapist but he's unlikely to be jailed.

A rare NZ falcon - the bird on the $20 note - has been shot dead at Paraparaumu.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious crash on the Kapiti Coast.

The power-packed storm meteorologists have dubbed the "Tasman Tempest" dumped more rain on Auckland than typically falls for the whole of March.

Being doused in fuel was a "very serious situation" due to its flammability.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges cut a ribbon this morning to mark the completion of the four-lane 18km Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway, north of Wellington.

There was nothing unusual about the late-night 5.1 quake that shook Marlborough and the lower North Island on Wednesday, says a scientist.

A "chance meeting on a public street" left a Paraparaumu man with 200 stitches after a vicious knife attack, a police officer says. The

Police hunt for weapon after man has 200 stitches in knife attack.

The search for a missing boatie on the Kapiti Coast has been suspended.

The search for second person, who is still missing after an inflatable boat capsized in a river on the Kapiti Coast, will resume this morning.

It took a German tourist couple only 20 seconds to find themselves more than $2000 out of pocket after thieves targeted their campervan in a Paraparaumu carpark yesterday.

Two people in a car which was shielding a longboarder from traffic before fatally hitting him were sentenced today.

A young German couple have been left scrambling for emergency passports needed for a trip home next week after thieves broke into their campervan.

New Zealand's most famous teen dad is helping other young parents find their feet by raising cash to send them on leadership courses.

There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.

Police asked motorists to be patient, "drive with extreme caution", reduce their speeds and avoid non-urgent travel.

A Kapiti Coast man who disappeared on his way to work yesterday has been found.