Temperatures could be 12C above Christchurch's average for this time of year.

'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen.

Good day sunshine? Some towns and cities have enjoyed 50 per cent more sun than others.

The ham products were recalled from stores last month.

Ardern is looking for ways to ensure the children's performers can play in NZ.

Significant chunks of NZ's state highway network are no longer 100km/h zones.

Firefighters attend a ship fire at the Nelson Port.

In Nelson, 'it feels as if the sun is on you, no matter where you go'.

Kana Hirose, 50, died on December 24 after a freak fall on the isolated Great Taste trail.

How is the first weekend of the new year looking in your area?

Motueka fruit growers say millions of dollars of fruit is ruined after the hailstorm.

The Bay of Plenty is the area at greatest risk of hail storms this afternoon.

A severe thunderstorm warning has now been issued for Gisborne and Wairoa.

The vehicle's passenger seatbelt did not work and the driver's door had been removed.

Hayden Rose and long-serving event MC Murray Leaning stepped in to revive the event.

Wellington is 'less in the firing line' for heavy rain and wind this week.

Get the umbrellas out - rain is on the way.

Boys and Māori are those most likely to leave school without a qualification.

One of the incidents saw a 22-year-old man punched and kicked by two males.

It's a stunning day in Auckland and most of the North Island today.

There's snow on the way for some alpine passes as a cold front hits the South Island.

Who are they? They include our first African, Latin American and Sri Lankan MPs.

Up to 20 seats could change hands tonight, most - but not all - to Labour.

A man is managed isolation is devastated he couldn't see his dying mum.

Nineteen-year-old who died suddenly remembered for her 'happy-go-lucky' spirit.