Rachel Grunwell finds plenty to keep her busy on a weekend in Russell.

Danielle Wright discovers clubs happy to welcome you in out of the cold.

One person has died after a crash on the Coromandel Peninsula tonight — the first fatality of the Queen’s Birthday weekend holiday road toll period.

Severe rain and wind warnings and a drop in temperatures have been issued for parts of the South Island and lower North Island this weekend.

A man was rescued from a remote beach in Northland after rescue helicopter staff spotted the SOS he had written in the sand.

Ewan McDonald completes a personal triathlon in the Far North.

A Far North father has been charged with drink-driving causing injury after a crash that left his 5-year-old daughter with critical head injuries.

Elisabeth Easther is tempted to stay in Northland's big-game fishing golden spot.

A man has died in a crash in Northland this morning.

One of New Zealand's most expensive homes is at the centre of a million dollar dispute over a construction botch-up.

No matter what the weather, Elisabeth Easther finds plenty to do at the beach.

A French tourist has admitted her role in a car crash that claimed the life of an unborn child on Sunday night.

Northland police say the first significant rain in weeks is causing havoc on the roads today.

Half an hour before Fiona Gooder died while trying to save her foster daughter at a Northland beach, she sent her husband a text saying she "was in paradise".

A 3-week-old baby and a 1-year-old were taken by Child Youth and Family after their father was found high on glue while looking after them, police say.