'Typically, when Auckland gets cold, the rest of the country also suffers'.

One person was trapped and had to be extricated by fire crews.

The woman was known to the man, police said,

The police have been unable to contact the woman's next of kin yet.

He bled their bank accounts dry as they lay unconscious in their own homes

Balloonist was New Zealand's first aviation fatality, in 1899

A 62-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Nelson.

Remains of Dutchman Ken Boogers were found on shoreline a month after he went missing.

Flimsy biplane's wing collapsed under stress of stunts, to the horror of spectators.

A Queenstown woman ill with measles travelled while infectious.

Ten of the worst: the misery inflicted in New Zealand by rain, wind and snow

Adverse weather conditions around New Zealand continue to impact airlines.

Two helicopters are transporting two people to hospital in a serious condition.

Two men flouted shellfish-gathering ban imposed after Kaikōura earthquake.

A German tourist stopped himself from being swept downstream by clinging to his pack.

Father whipped preacher for alleged indecency on his daughter aged 12.

Friends of an innocent driver killed in a police pursuit are fundraising for her children.

Temperatures fell almost a degree below zero at one weather station.

New Zealand's roads have recorded a grizzly amount of fatalities in just four days.

She died when a car fleeing police crashed into her vehicle early Sunday morning.

Only two polytechnics report significantly more students this year despite free fees.

Three pensioners say their human rights are being breached by pension deductions.

Court ordered son to repay $50k to mum but he's disappeared.

Blenheim Airport recorded 199mm, or four times the normal amount of rain for the area.

Polytech and vocational training leaders meet in Manukau tomorrow to map a survival plan.

The fire brigade could see the blaze streets away.

There will be limited road access to Cyclone Gita-ravaged Takaka from tomorrow.

The town's stores have been cleared out of milk, bread and toilet paper.

Despairing locals are wondering how long it will take to repair the damage.

Whanganu skating trio on track for 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires