Roger Thomas Stevenson had been out on a charter boat with his friends.

Potentially destructive thunderstorms loom over the Marlborough and Auckland regions.

Stormy weather for much of central New Zealand and South Island.

Devonport navy base a "magical piece of land"

Security company said dump site looked like a crime scene.

Police seek information after dozens of animal carcasses found dumped in Marlborough.

'Typically, when Auckland gets cold, the rest of the country also suffers'.

A Queenstown woman ill with measles travelled while infectious.

Ten of the worst: the misery inflicted in New Zealand by rain, wind and snow

A teenage paraglider has a serious leg injury after crashing at Picton.

A crash between a car and a truck has closed SH 1 near Redwood Pass Rd.

A German tourist stopped himself from being swept downstream by clinging to his pack.

Clubs are closing but it's not an epidemic, says Clubs NZ chief executive Larry Graham.

Coroner and police reject family's allegations of foul play over missing boat captain.

Villa Maria has been named on a list of the world's most admired wine brands.

Wellington house prices have dropped while the national average stays put.

Blenheim Airport recorded 199mm, or four times the normal amount of rain for the area.

Polytech and vocational training leaders meet in Manukau tomorrow to map a survival plan.

Flights have been cancelled and roads are closed as Cyclone Gita begins to be felt.

The 26 students will hunker down in cabins during the cyclone.

Powerful swells, rain and winds are pounding NZ - and there are seven states of emergency.

Marlborough and West Coast camps fill up as tourists seek a safe haven before the storm.

Marlborough, Nelson and Tasman are bracing for the arrival of Cyclone Gita.

A rescue helicopter has been dispatched to a car crash at Smiths Overbridge near Blenheim.

Aucklanders are being warned of surface flooding and streams rising rapidly.

Reverend Michael Van Wijk defrocked over sex allegations.

Sharp social media reaction to the Kiwi wine brand using Aussie grapes.

Montana wines has ditched Kiwi grapes for Aussie ones to save money.

You think it's been hot so far this summer? Wait till tomorrow.

The robber draws a vicious-looking knife than proceeds to plunder the shop of its till.