NZ farmers are facing summer water restrictions in some regions as an El Nino weather pattern develops.

About 1500 litres of aviation fuel leaked into Lyttelton Harbour after a storage tank was damaged by a landslip during the storm that hit the area earlier this week.

It's been attributed to silage and cat poop - but no one is any closer to identifying the real source of Christchurch's mystery stink.

Christchurch mayor Bob Parker doesn't pull any punches in a personal account of the earthquakes that rocked his city.

Hundreds of "battle hardened'' Cantabrians descended on the eerie half-demolished central city to voice concerns over the Government's proposed schools shake-up.

Today the Weekend Herald salutes the winners of the annual Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards, which honour one of the country's greatest leaders, the late Sir Peter Blake.

The Green Party will drop from four to just one Auckland MP after the next election unless it can win two more seats.

Buses will soon be back on the streets of Christchurch.

Plenty of ideas and plans have been floated to try to ensure the Christchurch is rebuilt. Here are 10 proposals doing the rounds.

Police are appalled at the condition of Christchurch's bus fleet after a sting that saw 28 buses pulled off the city's streets.