Alex Binns turns 70 on Wednesday but instead of celebrating, his family are pleading for help to find him.

A young woman who has accused a former Hastings jockey of repeated rape, sexual and physical abuse from the age of six, told a court today he began plying her with alcohol when she was about eight.

Sports broadcaster Martin Devlin, the 'celebrity' charged with disorderly behaviour after an incident in central Auckland in December, has apologised after his name suppression was lifted this morning.

Name suppression has been lifted for the 'celebrity' charged with disorderly behaviour after an incident in central Auckland.

The MetService's severe weather warning for most of the North Island remains in place today, and Bay of Plenty civil defence emergency workers are on standby after heavy rain pelted the region overnight.

A decorated soldier's family have spoken of their grief at his death in a crash that broke every rule.

Police investigate a name suppression breach in the case of the 'household name' charged with disorderly conduct.

Margarita Politis is a glamorous 42-year-old woman who once appeared in a magazine with celebrity psychic Kelvin Cruickshank, excited they were having a baby.

Campers across the upper North Island are tonight preparing to cope with torrential rain.