For Edgecumbe farmers, financial troubles are not over. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

After being slashed with a machete in a brutal robbery a Hamilton dairy owner has taken security into his own hands.

Chelsea Roper captured the long line of traffic heading north towards Ashburton. Source: Chelsea Roper

Otahuhu resident Jess Denholm has erected a fence to close the Seaside Park car park in the evenings to stop youths drinking in their cars and causing a disturbance. Video/Jason Oxenham

Edgecumbe remembers the day the river breached. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Deputy PM Winston Peters on gun reform, domestic violence leave and minimum wage rise

Eden Park has announced a new revenue stream, making an innovative new use for their hallowed turf. / Video by Brett Phibbs

A man was shot on State Highway 1 north of Auckland after coming at police with a machete.

National Party Leader Simon Bridges plays Steve Braunias in table tennis. / Greg Bowker

Napier Intermediate teacher Benita Mareikura is back teaching after recovering from a cardiac arrest she suffered at while teaching at school.

Those attending Warbirds over Wanaka will be treated to F-16 jet fighters over easter. Source - Otago Daily Times

Pilot Arthur Dover signals he is okay after the Yak he was landing collided with a cherry picker on the grass runway this morning. Source: Otago Daily Times

Mathis Bitton, a 16-year-old Kristin College student wins a $20,000 coaching package from Crimson Education as their inaugural Stand Out Student of the Year. / Jason Oxenham

Car plows through Ngapuna dairy in Rotorua. Luckily there were no injuries reported. / Rotorua Daily Post

Plunket shares its tips for how best to respond to choking.

Emergency services respond to a violent incident in downtown Auckland. Video/Supplied

PM Jacinda Ardern announces travel ban for Russians expelled from other countries after Salisbury nerve agent attack. / Alan Gibson

Residents in Paeroa gathered around the big bottle to celebrate L&P's 50th anniversary.

Cate Macinnis-Ng is climbing huge kauri trees in the name of science, studying the impact of droughts caused by climate change on this giant iconic species. / Supplied by Aotearoa Science Agency

Maori King advisor Rangi Whakaruru at Auckland Airport.

It will be beaches and barbecues for holidaymakers in the north and east of the country this Easter Weekend with mostly fine, warm weather forecast.

This Kiwi backyard sport involves smashing a humanoid rubbish robot to a pulp. Last one standing wins. Source: Stupid Robot Fighting League

Mike Hosking discusses the latest news in regards to Sky. Source: Newstalk ZB

American diver films his close encounter with a Great White off Stewart Island. Video/Caters

A mother describes the night she lost her 16-year-old after he was struck by a car. Video/Sarah Harris

Rescued boatie Peter Wills meets his rescuer Chris Griggs from The Coastguard. / Doug Sherring