Tornado destroys houses in Taranaki, flooding in Levin
Heavy rain has also caused flooding in Levin.
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Train death prompts new safety measures
Warren Wano was on his routine trip to the service station when he died.
Laloifi 'loyal to the soil' in support of Oz
Horowhenua-Kāpiti signed Australian outside back Junior Laloifi for Heartland campaign.
College sport: Nga Tawa
Sport Whanganui college sport review focuses on Nga Tawa School in Marton.
SH1 closed after car crashes into power pole near Levin, lines down
The crash has brought power lines down on SH1.
Big Read: Privacy breach exposes life in children's homes
Lives of 500 children raised as state wards exposed - inside the horrors of a boys' home.
Privacy breach: 'They drugged and abused us - and it's still happening'
Files included behaviour, criminal offending, family and medical details.
'We were all freaked out': Neighbours shocked by Chch gas blast
Neighbours were crying and dazed.
Meet John Lennon's Kiwi family: 'I sipped whisky in Beatles' hotel'
Beatles John Lennon and Ringo Starr met extended family members in Wellington in 1964.
Search tactics assessed on missing Tararua tramper Darren Myers
Police assessing Tararua search options in face of forecast snow and gales.
Weather delays search for missing British tramper
The search for a 49-year-old British man, missing in the Tararua Range, continues today.
Rescuers searching for missing tramper find snow prints
The man was due to finish the tramp through the Northern Crossing at noon on Saturday.
RNZAF chopper joins search for man missing in Tararua Ranges
About 50 searchers are looking for the man missing in the Tararua Ranges.
State Highway 57 closed following Levin crash
Rescue helicopters have been dispatched to the scene of two separate crashes.
'Scary': Govt steps in to help 367 schools - the full list
Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.
Story of the herald of Matariki is finally in print
Kirsty Bennett has published a book for children about the star Puanga.
Police seek missing Levin woman
Levin woman who hasn't been seen since Monday morning was walking on SH57.
Meth: Losing the shame, seeking help
Renee MacDonald is a recovering meth addict who has made it to two years clean.
Airport bust-up: Unruly tourists cause trouble upon arrival home
After a month of chaos in NZ, it appears the unruly tourists have continued back home.
Battle looms to end 'winner and loser' schools
Schools are roughly evenly divided over proposals for a radical shakeup.
Unruly tourists: Members remain in Auckland, notch up parking ticket
After leaving Auckland Airport earlier, members of the family were spotted in the city.
'Unruly tourists' pack their bags after hell-raising week
Four of the group were expected on an international flight due to leave this afternoon.
Unruly tourists booted from hotel, lashed out at photographer
Group reportedly lied to hotel staff before attempting to grab a photographer's camera.
Unruly tourists: Motel room left 'smelling of kid's poo'
Holidaymakers from hell leave spaghetti all over floor, cigarette buds scattered in motel
Unruly tourists: Woman says she 'vomited blood' in cells
Family also claim they have had death threats and a $5000 bounty put on 18-year-old.
'We are scared to move': Unruly tourists now in hiding
Family member says they are essentially in hiding north of Wellington.
Unruly tourists spotted in Wellington
Social media users are trying to keep track of where the tourists are going next.
Ben back home
Youngsters have opportunity to lift Air Chathams Whanganui off bottom of Furlong Cup table
Hartley's mercy dash
Whanganui cricket coach Charlie Hartley makes a mercy dash to his ailing grandfather
Fire at LevinLife Church in Levin
Six crews fought the blaze in the church hall, which has now been put out.
Water restrictions in place in Horowhenua
The restrictions mean people must cut back on their hose and sprinkler use.
Llama drama: Digger rescues animal from giant hole
Diggory the middle-aged llama found himself in a hole in the ground.
Man in coma doesn't know wife died in crash
Wendy Kauwhata had a big heart and touched many lives, her son says.
Two dead after serious crashes on SH1 near Levin
Separate fatal crashes occurred within 7km of each other tonight.