Houses were shattered after a tornado hit town yesterday.

There are road closures in Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

Jaden Melgren jailed six years, four months for raping a sleeping woman.

The formal identification of a body found in Beachlands on Sunday is ongoing.

Evacuations have occurred in Tokomaru Bay on the East Coast as river levels rise.

Stormy weather causing problems as it moves south.

But rain and frost warnings for some parts of the country.

A slow-moving front has made for a soggy start to school holidays in the north.