A series of land slips forced residents to evacuate their homes as the capital was lashed by wild weather yesterday.

At least five homes have been evacuated and a main road has been closed after wild weather struck in the Wellington region.

As his frustration grew, Dustin La Mont went to ever more extreme measures to tackle his noisy neighbours.

The wet and windy spring weather looks set to continue but the warm summery temperatures are coming to an end this weekend.

Two people have been seriously injured in a road accident near Petone.

Beatrice (Betty) Erica Wakely, the last surviving female member of the RSA in Dannevirke who served overseas during WWII, has passed

The Parklee Bullride at the Central Hawke's Bay A and P Show tomorrow is set to go ahead after the government announced rodeos would

A Whangarei school has apologised to the family of a boy who banged his head on a wall while being disciplined by a teacher who has

The grandfather of a young Northland rugby player who died after receiving a head knock in a game - suffering a "re-bleed" of a large

A man on the run from authorities and considered dangerous left a message on the Northland police Facebook page next to his own mugshot

A Northland dairy owner hit on the head with a tyre iron during an attempted robbery says nine months' home detention for his attacker

Forty-five people, mostly over 70 were admitted to hospital with campylobacter a Hawke's Bay District Health Board update reveals. The

A police officer has told the crown at the Wanganui High Court yesterday Kevin Madams "bragged" to police about "smashing the prez." Tyrone

Three runners have started to carry Samuel Gibson's legacy across the country as they run from Hawera to Havelock North. Neil Wagstaff

Taku Manawa Kara was helping her mother move house when the car she was driving left the road, killing her in a crash.

A 33-year-old Whangarei man described as a "menace on the roads" has been jailed for four months and banned from driving for a year

A reward of $5000 is being offered as part of a quest to find a painted mural that went missing from the Wairoa Centennial Library

Police are looking for a teenager who failed to return home to Te Awamutu after spending the afternoon in Hamilton.

A former Taranaki business association treasurer has pleaded guilty to taking $25,000 in cheques for personal use. A plea of guilty

Float the idea of a dip in Whangarei's Town Basin and most people will respond with some variation of "ew .... bad idea". But that's

An asteroid discovered by a former Whanganui woman now has an official name. Jennie McCormick, born and educated in Whanganui, made

A businessman at the centre of a kidnapping and violence trial has admitted using methamphetamine with his alleged captors.

A Northland man has appeared in court on a charge of rape and two of unlawful sexual connection with a female. He also faces a charge

A Taradale businessman has been sentenced to nine months' home detention for multiple tax evasion offences, despite having reimbursed

Vicky Johnson counted her lucky stars when a large tree fell just five minutes after she biked past late Saturday night. Ms Johnson

The top of the country is set to be lashed by thunderstorms, strong winds and hail today as a fierce front batters the island.

Squally thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to hit the North Island overnight, with a severe weather watch in place.

A Massey University lecturer has been sentenced on a charge of dangerous driving causing injury.

Atrial fibrillation is one of New Zealand's fastest growing forms of heart disease. It is a type of irregular heart rhythm that causes

A Hamilton designer has been awarded two 2016 National ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards, announced at an award ceremony in