Temperatures plummeted below freezing the night two men died on a tramp in the Tararua Forest Park.

A super moon, an overly-ambitious attitude and vicious tide at Shipwreck Bay seem to have spelled disaster for a young German couple

Stopping the flow of pollutants into urban Whangarei's 6000 stormwater traps and planting trees along the waterways could all help

Freight destined for Wellington's CentrePort was quickly diverted to Napier Port after the Kaikoura earthquake.

Four sheep dead, at least 14 more badly mauled and at least one of the dogs responsible dead. It was a weekend of death near Dargaville

Screaming could be heard while flames and smoke poured out of a Northland home which was severely damaged by fire. Fire crews, ambulance

More than 100 Hawke's Bay claims had been lodged with the EQC after the Kaikoura earthquake.

A Hawke's Bay prison assault which paralysed an inmate was carried out because of a failure to deliver on an arrangement to bring

By Kiri Gillespie A BUZZ: Pak'nSave Papamoa's Gloria Goepel (left) and Sharron Taylor are happy to have sold a $500,000 winning ticket

New Air New Zealand flight times are having an impact on health services and could see Northlanders who are waiting for specialist

A Northland hotel owner has had his bar manager's certificate cancelled after drinking while on duty and a customer was seriously assaulted and knocked unconscious.

Envelopes containing cash for the happy newly-weds were stolen during the celebration - and an uninvited guest is believed to be the thief.

A Domino's Pizza employee had a knife pulled on him and three pizzas stolen when he was delivering pizza to a commercial area in Whangarei. Senior

Marton woman Marie Stantiall was surprised to learn that the skin discolouration on her leg was a melamoma in need of urgent attention. Mrs

A 27 truck military convoy battled poor weather and the threat of more landslides to deliver 8860ltrs of fuel and 10,000ltrs of water to Kaikoura today.

The $5.5m winning Powerball ticket sold at a Whangarei store has been claimed. Wednesday's winning ticket, which was made up of $5

The PwC Centre project on Wellington's waterfront came through this week's 7.8 magnitude earthquake unscathed.

A piece of coastal paradise will remain forever in public hands after a 2ha section of beachfront land was bought by the Napier and

Three teenagers are to appear in Youth Court after a string of incidents sparked by one of them being stood down from school.

Veterans of two Hawke's Bay gangs will bike alongside each other in the fight against domestic violence in the White Ribbon Ride which

A Fonterra milk tanker driver was uninjured when his truck and trailer crashed off the road near Woodville this morning. The tanker

For Hawke's Bay architect Graham Linwood and designer Jacob Scott there was a slightly bittersweet touch to receiving Presidents Awards

The capital is coming to terms with the financial impact of the week's devastating earthquakes.

A lucky Whangarei Lotto player is $5.5million richer after winning Lotto's Powerball First Division last night. The winning ticket

It took Northland rescue teams four hours in darkness to stretcher an injured foreign tramper off a rugged section of the Te Araroa Trail.

Three storeys up in his hotel room in Blenheim, Kerikeri man Bruce Stallworthy wondered how much wine he'd had to drink when the room

Choking on a Crunchie bar is what caused a car to plunge 35 metres in to Waipunga Stream.

A Kaitaia man who allegedly led police on a 55km chase, in which beer bottles were thrown from the car at the pursuing patrol car

Measures to preserve the natural environment on East Clive beach are being applauded by the community. Yesterday the Hawke's Bay

Fears today's storm will hamper clean-up efforts in regions devastated by this week's earthquake.