The wife of a Tahunanui man was present as he crashed after strong gusts lifted him off the ground this afternoon.

New Zealand is moving towards its own style of festive feast - and seafood's at the fore.

New Zealand's road to the 2012 London Olympic begins in Adelaide this weekend at the Oceania track championships.

An ex-policeman convicted over an accident which seriously injured two motorcyclists has been found guilty of driving a moped while disqualified.

A woman whose family was terrorised by two drunken sailors says she does not want to see the men thrown out of the New Zealand Navy.

A surly swan is terrorising a stretch of Nelson's Maitai River - chasing kids, harassing a woman with a pram and having a hissy fit at a kayaker.

A severe weather warning has been issued as heavy rain and gales are expected to hit areas across the country.