A car and truck have collided near Kaikoura.

Man armed with firearm confronted police before he was shot.

Wanaka residents are preparing for potential flooding with rain warnings still in place.

The richlister said he wasn't sure how the crash happened.

Gareth Lawrence Smither used a spade and knives to kill Karen Jacobs in 1997.

He ate his last rations - a tortilla, Nutella and cheese - while awaiting rescue.

"It was concerning that [he] ... was not able to articulate why he intended to drink."

Road closures to remain until lake levels drop.

The man alerted Texan authorities to his plight who then contacted NZ rescuers.

Those excited to kick off their summer plan with riding on Cadrona will have to wait.

A search is underway for a missing person near Lake Ohau in Canterbury's Mackenzie Basin.

Sandbags are going up in Wanaka.

Two 20-foot containers washed down the Buller river as one smashes into bridge.

Transpower is upgrading its network in response the speculation over Tiwai Point.

Around 400mm of rain has already fallen on West Coast in past 24 hours.

Family prepares for one daughter's funeral, as the other pulls through surgery.

Heavy rain is expected to lash the West Coast all week.

Tayla Alexander, 17, died in a car crash. Her little sister, is fighting to stay alive.

The rules aim to crack down on freedom campers,

Flooding and dangerous roads expected in West Coast as week of heavy rain looms.

Carbon monoxide tragedy: A mother's anguish.

Fire crews are fighting an out of control burn west of Gore this afternoon.

The incident took place along State Highway 6 on Friday afternoon.

Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha was unravelling months before he killed Amber-Rose Rush.

Jackson White was struck and killed by a forklift operated by his father Ian.

Police find meth, cannabis, cash - and a significant notebook.

Fifty of 53 students will undertake remedial work in wake of misconduct, university says.

Emotions ran high in the Christchurch District Court yesterday afternoon.

Two climbers are overdue from a climb on Mt Earnslaw, in the South Island.

The former Dunedin Hospital doctor convicted of murder is back under investigation.