A tornado, floods and king tides wreaked havoc across the country yesterday.

A Hastings motorist has written off his $100,000 sports car while fleeing police at 130km/h.

A mother who stopped a "cruel" videoed bullying session between a group of secondary school students in Hastings says the attack left her furious.

A former detective who arrested Jules Mikus for the murder of Teresa Cormack is not surprised by the Mikus' latest denials.

Nine people were attacked and robbed after three aremed men burst into a Napier house this weekend.