Civil Defence said the national support effort will continue tomorrow following Monday morning's 7.5 magnitude earthquake near Kaikoura.

A woman whose car has gone into a Hastings river is not injured or in trouble, but is still in her car.

A number of schools have been closed due to flooding, affecting some students due to sit exams after afternoon.

A mother was subject to domestic violence for 15 years before she sought support from the Women's Refuge and fled her abusive husband. "My

Preliminary modelling suggests that the earthquake was caused by a rupture of a northeast-striking fault t, but this may be a more complex event.

Two men who showed every sign of intending to rob a Kaitaia service station in the early hours of Thursday morning were spectacularly

Police are yet to name a 65-year-old man who died in a four-vehicle crash near Mata on Sunday afternoon. The collision occurred on

Time stood still for the Taradale Memorial Clock Tower on Monday morning, just minutes after the magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit, with

Wellington CBD is open for business, but workers should check with their employers before heading into town for work.

Anyone with damage should lodge claims with the Earthquake Commission within three months.

The capital is in shutdown after the deadly earthquake overnight.

A volunteer Wairoa firefighter who was called out to help fight several scrub fires early on Saturday returned to the station just

Two people have died and several people suffered non-fatal heart attacks following the main 7.5 magnitude earthquake in North Canterbury.

Heavy rain and wind is forecast to batter the upper South Island and lower North Island this afternoon.

It's beginning to feel like summer in some parts of the country, with pohutukawa bursting into bloom. "People have been getting a

A person is in a moderate to serious condition after a gnarly car crash in Auckland.

A series of land slips forced residents to evacuate their homes as the capital was lashed by wild weather yesterday.

At least five homes have been evacuated and a main road has been closed after wild weather struck in the Wellington region.

Two people have been seriously injured in a road accident near Petone.

Beatrice (Betty) Erica Wakely, the last surviving female member of the RSA in Dannevirke who served overseas during WWII, has passed

The Parklee Bullride at the Central Hawke's Bay A and P Show tomorrow is set to go ahead after the government announced rodeos would

A Whangarei school has apologised to the family of a boy who banged his head on a wall while being disciplined by a teacher who has

The grandfather of a young Northland rugby player who died after receiving a head knock in a game - suffering a "re-bleed" of a large

Rare November snow is forecast for the South Island with road snowfall warnings issued for some alpine passes.

Mainfreight managing director Don Braid says he will take on more trucks and ships in the lead-up to what he expects to be record

A man on the run from authorities and considered dangerous left a message on the Northland police Facebook page next to his own mugshot

A Northland dairy owner hit on the head with a tyre iron during an attempted robbery says nine months' home detention for his attacker

Forty-five people, mostly over 70 were admitted to hospital with campylobacter a Hawke's Bay District Health Board update reveals. The

A police officer has told the crown at the Wanganui High Court yesterday Kevin Madams "bragged" to police about "smashing the prez." Tyrone

Three runners have started to carry Samuel Gibson's legacy across the country as they run from Hawera to Havelock North. Neil Wagstaff