Parts of the country are having a hot, but blustery, afternoon.

A large marine animal you don't expect to see at Easter spotted off Waipatiki coast.

You can catch a mermaid at the National Aquarium or cycle The Big Easy trail.

Police seek sightings of maroon coloured Holden Commodore in days leading up to attack.

Kiwi's all-round brilliance (almost) overshadowed by the outright bizarre at McLean Park.

After five years the claims trust has achieved mandate and hopes opposing group will join.

Dissolvable strips eliminate need for environmentally-damaging bottles and powders.

The Hawke's Bay Expressway reopened by 11am.

Car enthusiasts hit Hawke's Bay's roads in campaign to get a new skid-pad.

Each dot represents a leak Hastings council was called about in the past year.

'Rivers in the sky' didn't trigger Napier flood, but did help cause heavy rainfall.

Areas north of Napier are in for heavy rain while areas south are still one to watch.

Independent aeronautical study finds the service should not be cut.

Two people were initially trapped in their car after colliding with a bus in Christchurch.

Ten men died when their launch Doris collided with a barge on the way into Napier harbour.

Weekend weather set to be much less "active".

"I was in shock, like I couldn't move. I was just trying to hide myself somewhere."

Find out what your last days of summer will look like.

From 200 metres away Coastguard skipper Henry van Tuel thought it looked ominous.

The scene involved a restored tractor and trailer and Navy personnel in town for festival.

According to Unicef the Yemen crisis is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world.