Emergency services were called to the incident on the Otematata-Kurow Rd section of the highway near Lake Aviemore shortly before 4pm.

A Christchurch mother who objected moves to exhume her son five years after he died, has now been buried alongside him.

The playful and curious orca entertained those on the boat for about 20 minutes.

This is New Zealand from 400 kilometres above the earth.

The mother of a teen-boy killed in a triple-fatality car crash in Canterbury has forgiven the young man who was behind the wheel on December 26.

South Island locals and international visitors will this week be able to visit Kaikoura by bus again for the first time since last year's earthquake.

Motorists travelling between the West Coast and Canterbury today were urged to go through Lewis Pass after an early morning fire at

A man has been stabbed in Christchurch following a heated argument over a dog.

A person is dead after a van crashed into a bridge and became submerged in water in mid-Canterbury this morning.

The driver killed in a two car crash south of Christchurch yesterday was driving on the wrong side of the road, police say.

Tihioterangi Rei Edgecombe had spent December 31 last year fixing a car when he decided to see how it was running.

Big swells predicted to surge up the eastern side of New Zealand from Kaikoura to north of Mahia Peninsula

Whale Watch is back on the water in Kaikoura.

Offender alleged to have demanded money and assaulted a young man.

Bay of Islands the place to be for summer sun today

Creating "designer" ecosystems for degraded waterways could boost river restoration efforts around the country.

Firefighters in Kaiapoi, North of Christchurch, are attending a large blaze near the Waimakariri River this afternoon.

The MetService is forecasting rain for much of New Zealand today, perhaps ruining plans for post-party barbecues and sunbathing.

A spectacular fireworks display off Auckland's Sky Tower and parties around the country herald the start of a new year.

A 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged with aggravated robbery in relation to a shooting in Bryndwr, Christchurch yesterday.

A man shot in Christchurch overnight who was targeted by armed intruders is set to make a full recovery.

A man reportedly tried to take the keys off a group of teens in the lead-up to a Boxing Day crash which killed three 15-year-olds in Canterbury.

Springs Junction - the tiny settlement connecting State Highways 7 and 65 - now boasts two food caravans as well as a service station and cafe both operating 24/7.

Thousands have reported feeling the "severe" 5.5 magnitude quake which rattled central New Zealand this afternoon.

Police say a man shot overnight in Christchurch was targeted by two intruders.

A weak cold front will bring cloud, drizzle and showers to the country over the next few days but should clear in time for New Year celebrations.

The Tongan brass brand which lost two members in a Christmas Eve bus crash performed a tribute concert tonight as the holiday road toll climbed to 11.

The funeral arrangements of two of the teenagers killed in a horror smash in the early hours of Boxing Day have been released.

Canterbury Police are seeking a missing man who was last seen on Boxing Day.

A high-risk child sex offender in custody after admitting cutting off his electronic monitoring tag and going on the run.