Two Salvation Army volunteers have been convicted of stealing groceries intended for the organisation's charity food bank.

People who were abused in Salvation Army homes as long as 70 years ago say they're still waiting for a public apology.

Designer Celine Chapman loves all that reminds her of summers past.

Farmers are bracing themselves for another dumping of snow and motorists are being warned to take care as another low moves over NZ.

A band of cold and wet weather is set to cover the country from tomorrow.

This week's snow storm could have killed up to 200 lambs on each Hawkes Bay hill country farm affected, Federated Farmers says.

Police say the Napier-Taupo highway will stay closed until all of the abandoned cars have been removed.

Two major highways may re-open this afternoon after unseasonal heavy snow in the last two days stranded motorists for two nights.

Lotus Notes is the communications backbone for the Salvation Army in its mission to provide social services to New Zealanders from one end of the country to the other.