The first wave has reached the Chatham Islands, after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile overnight. An official tsunami alert remains in place for New Zealand's entire east coast.

A 50-year-old grandma known as "Mumsy" to boyracers says her six month driving ban for being caught doing a burnout is "over the top".

A man has died after the tractor he was driving rolled off a driveway onto State Highway 2 near Hastings this morning.

International popstar and blonde Irish heartthrob Ronan Keating wowed his fans at a Hawke's Bay winery last night.

Rain eased in Gisborne overnight and surrounding roads reopened after flooding and slips caused evacuations.

Megan Singleton abandons the classy black felt tip eyeliner of her teens and turns to the internet for proper makeup advice.

Graduates of local television dramas, soap operas and sitcoms combine their talents.