A severe weather watch has been issued for coastal Otago and Fiordland.

The cyclist's young son couldn't understand why "superman" dad could not get up and play.

"We'd love to able to tell you why that was because then we'd be able to stop it."

Four incidents of ships grounding or hitting rocks involved poor navigation.

"Street view" pictures of gulf islands offer all-around images

A motorcyclist and a car have collided on Auckland's North Shore.

One person has died after a car crashed into a tree in the South Island.

A strange light in the night sky leaves an Auckland man puzzled.

Wastewater spill on properties on Alma Rd, Milford, after pipeline leak; no-swim advisory.

The Wendy J ran aground and sank after its propeller snagged on rope.

Settled weather is on the way for tomorrow's night transtasman rugby clash.

Customers are being told they've signed for their package, even though they haven't.

Visitors who have poured into Milford Sound have been surveyed on their impressions.

Power lines are down after a car has hit a power pole in Milford.

NZ's safety and natural beauty mean overseas tourists are flocking to our parks.

The Department of Conservation is investigating charging overseas visitors higher fees.

Visitors will have to pay more for huts on DoC's popular Great Walks tracks

First Tasman rower had no two-way radio communication once out of sight of land.

Police don't know how many people were in car that caught fire after tourist-bus crash.

Heavy storms, rainwater run-off and low-lying land pose a flood risk to about 16,000 properties in the Auckland region.

A 29 per cent chance of a big "surface rupturing" quake within next 50 years.

Watercare contractors have cleared a blockage in a sewagesewerage pipe which caused an overflow into the Wairau Stream at Milford

Forest and Bird says most rivers and streams are excluded from Government's plan to clean up waterways.

Police, ambulance and a rescue helicopter are at the scene of the crash on the Milford side of the Homer Tunnel.

Stricken paddleboarder plucked from Auckland's Waitemata Harbour after losing his way home.

It's the biggest cruise ship to visit and likely the most valuable machine to call at New Zealand.

Puzzled roadworkers got a surprise when they learned who was playing with their cones.

A 49-year-old man faces six methamphetamine charges after a fire in Milford on Auckland's North Shore yesterday.

One man said he was driving along Beach Road in Milford when the ground shook, and a building exploded.

Help is on the way for the 'ecological disaster' which flanks one of Auckland's most popular urban beaches and recreation reserves.