As if it couldn't get any worse snow is forecast for the flooded south in coming days.

Moves are underway to remove emergency status as a massive clean-up gets underway.

Rangiora woman Melissa Dalgety hasn't been seen since Thursday, sparking concerns.

People are urged to stay well away from flooded roads with water levels remaining high.

The clean-up is underway but there's also anxiety about another deluge forecast.

Evacuees from near Heathcote river should stay away tonight as waters set to rise again

The rain is set to ease for South Islanders - but, be warned, more rain is on the way

A nasty weather system has caused chaos across the country. Here's what you need to know.

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The child's mother was reportedly nine months pregnant when the crash happened on Monday.

Flooding on Thompson Track in Canterbury has been "up to the windows" of cars.

Fonterra is to up its game in cream cheese with two new plants at Darfield

The worst of the weather is yet to come as houses start to flood and roads are closed.

Family of teen with kidney failure shattered after life-saving pledge seems to be bogus.

Police are confident the man wanted for a Timaru car theft is not the rugby star.

Victim's eye socket so badly damaged by 'knuckle duster' that he'll need a steel plate.

Police say the man told a community patrol he planned to sell it and buy food.

Safety barriers will be installed in Sumner by next year following two serious crashes.

A wife jailed for stabbing her husband to death has been denied parole for a third time.

Port Hills fire investigation turns criminal, with Marley's Hill fire origin suspicious.

A Christchurch bar was not happy after a party of 40 booked - but only half showed up.

No more overseas visitors than usual came to Auckland for the Blues vs Lions game.

Fieldays' rural bachelor Matthew McAtamney is still single a month after the event.

Daycare centre co-owned by All Black Israel Dagg and wife Daisy opens in Christchurch.

The men threatened staff at the Golden Mile Tavern before making off with cash.

Despite her pleas Vector wouldn't budge until the Herald got involved.

She has plead guilty to manslaughter.

As the country braces for four days of atrocious weather, one person doesn't seem to mind.

Restaurant ordered to pay $13,865 after it failed to pay migrant workers a minimum wage.

Aliielua Salaivao killed himself and Michael Burnby when he drove drunk in 2015