Child critically injured following crash in Christchurch
The pedestrian was struck by a car on Tuesday afternoon.
The pedestrian was struck by a car on Tuesday afternoon.
About 30 trucks and trailers lined up on the Rangitāiki Plains for the 7am start.
The community champion flew to cyclone hot spots and doesn't like what's he's seeing.
Cause uncertain, but child playing with cigarette lighter a possibility.
Fenz CEO Kerry Gregory said the magnitude of the incident justifies an investigation.
News snippets from across Northland and surrounds.
After the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, many damaged homes are still in limbo.
Only the Wairoa council is picking up the bill for silt clean-up on private property.
The resident vehicle passes were introduced last week, but have already been ripped off.
Retirement village residents rallying to raise money for St John.
They and their pets were forced to move out after the cyclone red-stickered their house.
The quake killed at least 50,000 people according to the United Nations.
The single-vehicle crash occurred about 4pm this afternoon.
The athlete died at the start of the Motatapu annual off-road race.
Fletcher Construction: "Change in roof design would provide reassurance to all involved."
Locals had packed into Muriwai Golf Club to find out the fate of their homes.
NZ Herald photographers and reporters were on the grounds throughout the occupation, talking to protesters, police, politicians and ordinary Wellingtonians right up to the fiery end. Video / NZ Herald
OPINION: The key to supporting communities devastated by floods was collaboration.
A weather station on a farm in Waiwhare recorded 730mm of rain in two days.
Police also made 24 arrests in the Eastern District, 14 in Hawke's Bay, 10 in Tairāwhiti.
Rebuild unlikely to have a big impact on reversing the slowdown in residential building.
It was an emotional day for Wellington Dog Section boss Senior Sergeant Mark Davidson, retiring in a formal parade after more than 50 years of service. Video / NZ Herald
Multiple emergency services have raced to the unfolding incident.
Fire investigators are at the scene today, working to determine the blaze's cause.
The group of local officers were primarily stationed in the Esk Valley.
Several slips have caused large sections of State Highway 5 to fall away.
Hawke's Bay Civil Defence said it had been so inundated with bedding, it can't take more.
How two cut-off towns pulled together to help one another in the cyclone aftermath.
It wasn't just floodwaters that ravaged the Napier Golf Club.
There are already examples of help flowing from the Bay of Plenty to cyclone-hit regions.