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Big wet, bone-dry: A tale of two summers
While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.
While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.
A project to bring more Coromandel brown kiwi to Motutapu Island is among nine Auckland community-led conservation projects awarded funding.
The body of a man who was found at Paekakariki rocks on the Kapiti Coast on Saturday was the second of two men who drowned after a boat capsized last week.
A couple has had to move to a motel at public expense after their home was "destroyed" by armed police hunting a wanted man in Napier.
The search for a missing young Auckland woman is now focused on an area of forest near Muriwai Beach.
Toys, food, vouchers and newly-knitted blankets are just some of the items that have been donated to help a family of six who lost
Holiday traffic is set to build from 9am as Aucklanders make a break for the regions.
What's in store weatherwise for the upcoming long weekend?
The man accused of driving the car that smashed into a bench seat in Kaitaia's main street on January 12, killing 54-year-old Edward
Havelock North High School teacher Matthew McGovern is one of only two people in the region to receive a prestigious award for their
Mangawhai residents' empty water tanks are being filled, thanks in part to the milk of corporate kindness. Last weekend's rain eased
A couple have just bought their first home in Whanganui outright using an alternative banking system. Jayne and Paul Dew moved to
A Hastings mother has been spared jail after causing a car crash that killed her 8-year-old son. Kim Crous has been sentenced in
The family of a man killed alongside his young son in a truck crash this week have spoken of their utter devastation at the double tragedy.
"Lowest of the low" - that's how former MP Dover Samuels describes the thieves who ransacked a friend's home within days his death
An early morning fishing trip ended in disaster when a boat in Bay of Islands started taking on water after its hull was pierced by
When Megan Burns plays the trumpet it blows her great dane dog Ash away - he even provides some vocals to go with the sweet tunes. But
When John and Judy McCaffery brought their family to Matapouri Bay for a summer holiday they were horrified to find part of the estuary
A logging truck and car has crashed on one of Tauranga's busiest arterial routes. Police are responding to the collision near 15th
The Hawke's Bay public are being urged to keep an eye on the proximity of vegetation to powerlines after a large fire in Bridge Pa
Traffic was slowed but lanes were not blocked after a large truck rolled on the roundabout at the junction of State Highway 1 and
Power remains out in pockets across Auckland, from Orere Point in the east to Papakura in the south, according to Vector's website.
Police have closed a section of Vivian St in Wellington after a piece of glass fell from a building and landed on a parked car.
Vector says more than 15,000 Auckland households were without power this morning. As of 5pm, that number was now 3000.
Summer may still be on the cards - but expect the cool temperatures to linger for at least a few more weeks.
Man's best friend could give a Levin youngster with a rare lung disease a new lease on life. Assistance dog Mali has been hanging
But the good news is that the bad weather should clear by Sunday and hopefully we'll be on track for some real summer feels.
It might be the middle of summer but that hasn't stopped the snow from falling.
Children on a school holiday programme escaped major injury when the van they were in hit a tree.
American spies have monitored Tauranga drug traffickers as they gather intelligence on the worldwide trade in narcotics. The revelation