
Sun for Auckland today; rain may dampen Prada Cup tomorrow
Elsewhere, Blenheim and Hamilton are set to scorch, with highs of 29C and 27C.
Elsewhere, Blenheim and Hamilton are set to scorch, with highs of 29C and 27C.
Stock was pulled from supermarket shelves after a Dunedin man found a needle in banana.
Transmission talks continue even as smelter extracts enough on electricity to stay open.
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A man who used every room in a Dunedin flat to grow cannabis has been jailed.
John McVicar stabbed his mother's dog in the neck and said she would get the same.
Unless promised life support comes through, Franz Josef will flatline, councillor says.
Woman claims a box of cherries taken by airline's check-in staff were subsequently eaten.
Fake Spark employee told 69-year-old woman her Spark account had been hacked.
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Ruairi Taylor chased officer along a road wielding a weapon and shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.
'If they had waited much longer... it could have been a very different story.'
Summer stranding in harbour is reminiscent of lobsters washing up a decade ago.
The Kaiteriteri Recreation Reserve campground has been at full capacity.
Firefighters cordoned off Baldwin St, in Dunedin, yesterday afternoon after a fuel spill. Video / Craig Baxter / ODT
The rain watch sees 20-40mm of rain expected this afternoon and tonight.
Trouble has been brewing in Christchurch with new gangs setting up in town.
Some farms received a quarter of annual rainfall in the first three days of the year.
The street reclaimed its title as the world's steepest after being dethroned in 2019.
Residents call for urgent action after their town is inundated by floodwaters again.
Slips and flooding have closed roads and detour routes around the country.
It's going to be a wild day for parts of NZ and the South Island is in for battering.
Parts of the South Island left sodden by yesterday's deluge are in for more rain today.
Kana Hirose, 50, died on December 24 after a freak fall on the isolated Great Taste trail.
Kane Wayman was dropped at hospital early on New Year's Day but died soon after.
Strike Four has rolled over to Wednesday night.
More than 1000 lightning strikes have been recorded across the North Island.
The South braces for a long night as rain and thunderstorms sweep across the country.
Kiwis are less willing to spend up large on adult services, operators say.