It comes just days after a young Maraenui woman discovered she’d become a millionaire.

Young children were also injured in the two-car collision on SH1 north of Christchurch.

Auckland to reach highs of 27C, 26C every day till next Monday. High humidity to return.

It is the same stretch of road where two people died yesterday.

Emergency services responded to the pile-up on Main North Rd / SH1, near Sefton.

The dramatic images capture the scorched earth just metres away from structures.

Gavin Thomas Lack served with the Lincoln volunteer brigade for over 12 years.

There are no longer houses under immediate threat, Fenz says.

Vince Burke hasn’t let his age stop him from rock hunting.

Adele Ross said other onlookers were disturbed and one was in tears.

Graphic video shows the shark being cut open and her live babies spilling out.

She sunk out of sight. It was two days before her body was found on the seabed.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for the centre of the North Island.

Bad weather tomorrow follows a sunny, sweltering day today with Hastings reaching 33C.

Christchurch incident unfolded in broad daylight on Friday afternoon.

Tim O'Dwyer, 20, died in a car crash in Allenton, Ashburton, on Christmas Day.

A Christchurch family have received some Christmas cheer.

A fatal stabbing happening at a Christchurch park in the early hours today.

A man and a woman were shot in Timaru overnight.

The doctor was earlier found guilty of making $30k worth of false ACC claims.

Young Christchurch man's life devastated by rare syndrome.

More than 60 Aussie fires have sent vast plumes of smoke over New Zealand.

The culprit is believed to be a sevengill shark.

Harry Dynes hopes others will take inspiration from his speech.

Hato Hone St John are treating a patient at scene of accident.

Three fire crews have been called to the wharf, where the chemical leak was reported.

International rugby coaches are suddenly fun to follow.