MetService Weather Christchurch: January 13th

MetService Weather Wellington: January 13th

MetService Weather Auckland: January 13th

MetService Severe Weather Update: January 13th - 16th

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Floods slowly recede at Fitzherbet Street Hokitika. Facebook / The Coasters Club

NZTA's cameras capture a group of kea rearranging road cones at Homer Tunnel. / NZTA - Milford Alliance

Ben Doig and his mum Inge talks about the Heart Kids camp which he will be going to next week.

More and more businesses are offering employees 'pet leave' so they can look after new pets.

Head Aunty Jackie Clark explains how clean sheets can give people hope. Supplied / The Aunties

Police speak to media on the search for a man missing after two parachutists on a tandem dive crashed into Lake Wakatipu yesterday.

A 3D perspective image of the caldera and summit of Havre Volcano, in the SW Pacific north of New Zealand that experienced a submarine eruption in 2012. / Supplied by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 2018

A brothel operating on a residential street in Northcote is causing concern for neighbours.

Hazel Tarr, longtime Lincoln Road resident share memories of the area.

Tracey and Andrew Hill talk about their son who has been withdrawn from Pakuranga Intermediate after continued bullying. / Video by Michael Craig

Helicopter flies over Titoki fire. / Supplied by Billy, Emma Stewart

Wendy Gray and others protesting against the removal of trees from Quay Street. / Jason Oxenham

Whangarei's Hatea Dr has been closed after a tree fell down, blocking the road and hitting at least two parked cars.

Water rescue underway after Queenstown skydivers crash into Lake Wakatipu. / James Allen

Lime e-scooter ring interrupts Auckland Council announcement

University of Auckland researchers Rosalyn Putland and Associate Professor Craig Radford from the Institute of Marine Science combined sound recordings over a nine month period with automatic ship tracking data to track underwater noise contributed by shipping.

NZ's drowning numbers are amongst the worst in the world so what can we do to stay safe in the water? Video / NZ Herald

Police are investigating the arson of a vehicle at a Hamilton address. The act was caught on a security camera and police are appealing for information. Video/NZ Police