One family's traditional Hawke's Bay holiday could have been a lot worse if it wasn't for a group of Napier City Council workers. The

Tributes flowed for inspirational teen Te Amo-haere Rudolph.

Enjoy the fine weather while it lasts because rain is on the way.

Youths as young as 11 helped themselves to beer from a liquor store.

Optometry business Mr Foureyes is a equipping Kiwi kids with glasses. Founder Ravi Dass explains the social enterprise.

A warm, sunny week is expected across the North Island before the weather takes a turn for the worse on Friday.

Nearly 900 people have registered feeling the quake which struck north of Pongaroa.

Thousands soaked up all the action at two events celebrating culture and community.

Turangi is an affordable place for Kiwis to buy a holiday home, if you're prepared to travel.

Dargaville man gets home detention for forcing his neighbour to hand over $10,000 cash.

The weekend will be mainly fine across the country.

Forestry trucking is ripping up Whanganui's rural roads. Now ratepayers face a possible $20 million bill to fix them.

An elderly couple were watching TV when one of their windows was broken by a cracking sound.

An Egyptian hacker is believed to be behind a cyber attack that took down Top Energy's website.

Caption: The humpback whale which popped up next to Dolphin Seafaris NZ cruise heading out to find dolphins. Photo/Sam Gilbert for

We've heard about giving corporations the rights of a person - but what about a river?

Members of Stratford's RSA are considering putting the south Taranaki association into liquidation. One former committee member describes

A woman was dragged along the ground during a brazen daylight bag snatch.

WATERY GRAVE: The stern of the Rena photographed earlier this month on Astrolabe Reef. PHOTO/SUPPLIED 130317sp51bop_rena.JPG By John

About 50 sparrows are believed to have been poisoned.

The homes are between Whangamata and Tairua, areas among the most affected by record-breaking rains.

Relief in sight for waterlogged regions.

The power-packed storm meteorologists have dubbed the "Tasman Tempest" dumped more rain on Auckland than typically falls for the whole of March.

People are being advised to avoid New Lynn due to the risk of unstable buildings.

A helicopter pilot organised an urgent flight for his bride to reach their wedding after she was stranded by flooding.

South Island reporter Kurt Bayer has clinched fourth spot in the New Zealand Gumboot Throwing Championships.

The skies are beginning to clear after last night's storm, but the respite may be short-lived, with thunderstorms and more heavy rain forecast for later today.

An incredible 130mm of rain has fallen in the Coromandel Ranges in the past 24 hours.

Parts of Auckland and other North Island regions are under water and without power as torrential rain causes havoc. There's even more foul weather to come.

A 19-year-old student with cerebral palsy hopes for life-changing surgery to play sport.