This year's wet weather continues to hike the price of fresh produce

We eat about 2000 tonnes of asparagus and nearly 5000 tonnes of strawberries each season.

A front is bringing wet weather to several parts of the country tomorrow.

Motorists heading away for Labour Weekend are being told to drive safely and expect delays

Temperatures plummeted to zero overnight ahead of heatwave hitting south.

Irregular expenses claimed by a disgraced DHB chief were for at least one woman.

Two shots fired at handcuffed 18-year-old who made off in police patrol car.

Here's a clue: It was first known as Burlings.

A New Zealand study found a probiotic reduced the rate of serious anxiety among new mums.

After days of mixed weather, things are set to improve.

Rain, snow and a risk of thunderstorms mixed with bursts of sunshine are forecast

Volcanologist honoured for research into the threat super-eruptions pose to us.

The names of a King Country mother and daughter killed in a crash have been released.

It's a cold, wet start to Sunday, with heavy rain warnings and thunderstorms forecast.

It's the news parents across New Zealand don't want to hear.

One person is being transported to hospital via helicopter in a critical condition.

The Lower Hutt community is rallying around a refugee after his business was vandalised.

September seemed a perpetual downpour. But was it really?

One passenger died in Wednesday night crash after police pursuit.

Patches of showers and rain will reach all parts of the country this weekend.

Liam Dann doesn't let a forecast storm stand in the way of a warming family holiday.

Plans of an 'iconic' cycleway bridge over the Wairoa River have been canned.

Two cows managed to keep afloat for an hour inside a water tank before being rescued.

When it comes to forecasting major quakes, the answers might lie hidden in our past.

Even the effects of an Australian heat wave won't stop yet another big wet.

National treasure: Tongariro celebrates 130 years as a national park

Southern kids have higher rates of inflammatory bowel diseases. Is sunlight to blame?

Many general practices, crucial for schooling junior doctors, are at training capacity.

Midwife told to delete post about 'hidden shame' of incest and poverty in South Auckland.

Early spring temperatures could soar up to 30C after a heatwave hits NZ on Sunday.