A 24-year-old man has been arrested over the death of an elderly Wanganui woman in a hit-and-run yesterday.

There will be no attempt to rescue 29 miners trapped in a West Coast mine tonight, with no further air quality sampling until tomorrow.

Police say a bid to rescue or recover 29 miners trapped in a West Coast coal mine is on hold, and could begin at any time over the next two days.

29 miners remain trapped underground after yesterday's blast at Pike River Coal's West Coat mine.

Cabinet ministers were last night travelling to the Pike River Mine, as the Government offered assistance in the rescue of the trapped miners.

The Herald's energy reporter, who has visited Pike River, reflects on the project's delays, and now disaster.

Methane gas has long been identified as a potential problem for the Pike River Coal mine, as rescuers scramble to find up to 27 missing miners.

There were mixed results for Team New Zealand on day five of the Louis Vuitton Trophy.

NZ cannot afford to lose control of its land, says Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden.

The family of a schoolgirl fighting for her life after falling under a truck has told the distraught driver not to 'beat himself up'.

England's good form of 2010, winning seven of 10 Tests, comes with a mixed report card.