Stingray attack: Man thankful to be alive
As blood poured out of the puncture in his elbow "a lot of swearing words came to mind".
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Welcome relief from the weather as fine days predicted
One last band of rain will soak the country before a couple of days of fine weather.
Live: Snow traps hundreds of holidaymakers and leaves thousands in the cold
Major relief and rescue efforts are under way as stormy weather causes havoc.
Gnarly storm creating havoc across north
North Islanders can expect flooding and slips as storm grinds through.
The big chill - thousands still have no power
Aucklanders and North Islanders now shivering as temperatures plummet in winter storm.
Lucky escape: Tree crashes through girl's bedroom
'I'm fine, but there's a tree in the house'.
Weather warning: Auckland, you're next
Niwa warns Auckland may still be in for some heavy weather.
Wild weather closes Wellington's Ngauranga Gorge
NZTA says all lanes of State Highway 1 are closed.
Hundreds without power, people trapped as storm continues to batter NZ
Snow is continuing to fall across both islands and not expected to let up until tomorrow.
Flights delayed, road closures as weather worsens
Wrap up warm folks, as the heavy snow is only just getting started.
Live: Fresh weather warnings for North
Auckland and Northland are now being warned of potentially damaging severe gales.
Wild weather holds up courier trucks across NZ
Courier trucks held up across the country by crashes and bad weather.
Worst storm of year: Snow in south, Desert Rd closed
The North Island's Desert Rd is now closed as a fierce polar blast moves up New Zealand.
'Worst storm of the year' heading north
The North Island's Desert Rd is now closed as a fierce polar blast moves up NZ.
Hawke's Bay braced for savage storm
Downpours, gales and plunging temperatures expected to hammer region from today.
Snow down to 100m tonight in south
The cold front is making its way towards the North Island, ready to hit overnight.
Snow Zealand: Big chill's fury moves up the country
Snow falls in Queenstown as storm's fury moves up the country.
Homeless man's frosty hike to Far North
Cold weather, police and a rather long trip are no barrier to a homeless man's journey.
94-year-old hits the slopes on Mt Hutt
As the country braces for four days of atrocious weather, one person doesn't seem to mind.
Four days of hell: Worst weather of the year to hit
Up to a metre of snow to fall in alpine passes while down to sea level in the far south.
Snow, rain and gales in time for holidays
Snow down to low levels from Marlborough to Stewart Island with warnings ahead of storm.
Cycling the country for vulnerable kids
A Blenheim youth, who was adopted as a boy, is cycling 1100km to help kids in state care.
Wellington start-up's smart bottle filter
Water-tech company Refil has launched its universal water filter on Kickstarter.
Gale, squalls and heavy rain on the way
Northlanders are set to be battered by gale force westerly winds today.
Heavy snow on the way for both islands
It may be snow-go for some motorists this week, with white stuff on the way.
Fog cancels flights and ice closes roads
14 domestic flights have been cancelled and 17 delayed.
Cheeky thief takes noise control car
Only in Northland: Thief takes noise control vehicle, crashes into police car.
Mantle of molten rock deep below NZ
GPS data has revealed how mantle rock beneath the Central North Island is being melted.
Big freeze - year's coldest fortnight begins
It was a freezing cold night for some in the South Island.
Miserable weekend weather approaches
Most of the country should see rain this weekend, but the temperatures should be mild.
Two house fires in Palmerston North overnight
A burning gas main made a house fire even harder for firefighters.
Police find man involved in creek accident
A police spokeswoman says the driver has been located and is uninjured.
NZ set for wet, cold Sunday
Showers will keep most of the country wet today, with snow expected in Canterbury.