Thousands are still without power - and one Franklin man isn't happy about the wait.

There will be showers for most of the country next week; no severe weather is forecast.

This week Aotearoa has been the land of the long wet storm. Now, the clean up begins

Last year was one of New Zealand's hottest on record. What will 2018 bring?

Heavy winds are set to batter the lower half of the country until mid-afternoon.

The north has been left battered and waterlogged - and there's even more to come.

Auckland woman describes the "freaky" moment lightning hit the ute she was in.

Roads are swamped and downed trees cause big problems as storm nears landfall.

There's still 24 hours of wild weather as the storm crosses the country.

Campers are being told to get to higher ground as rain starts falling in Northland.

In our Science Made Simple series, we talk to GNS Science geophysicist Dr Laura Wallace.

Group wants to make Whanganui the social enterprise capital of New Zealand

Many holiday coastal communities may face flooding as a storm makes landfall.

Police hunt violent offender in the Central Districts.

Campers may want to leave North Island holiday hotspots early.

From Whanganui High School to the All Blacks and on to business success.

It leaves the kerb in a bin and we never see it again - where does Auckland's rubbish go?

WHS old boy shares his start-up success story with his tourism app.

Big waves that pose a risk to people have started to pummel West Coast beaches.

Crowd watches turtle lay 10 or so eggs.

Fordell marvel was the setting as a yoga and meditation class rounded out 2017.

Trail walkers are "proper travellers", accommodation owner says

Motorcylce rider Jayden Carrick will resurrect his career on the streets of Nelson circuit

Windermere Berry Farm has temporarily closed its 'pick your own' berries operation.

Whanganui's Majestic Square has lost its sparkle after lights in the trees were vandalised

Hitting the highways? Here's where congestion will be at its worst today.

The teenage kayaker missing on the Kaituna River has been found alive this morning.

The 17-year-old hasn't been seen since yesterday afternoon.

All five have been taken to Rotorua Hospital, St John ambulance says.

Between 150-200mm of rain is needed to break this dry spell, Brian Doughty says.