Hospital scans reveal good news for motorcyclist.

There is hot weather in much of NZ today, but gales and heavy rain are on the way, too.

House bus gutted following roadside fire.

Police are responding to reports of an abduction in Christchurch this afternoon.

Police have arrested a man who was involved in three separate fleeing driver incidents.

Housing, agriculture, tourism - dire predictions if climate allowed to continue warming.

Holiday traffic expected to build over the next few days as people head back home.

The visitor from Timaru was arrested at 12.01am on New Year's Day.

Father and four children spent 35 minutes in the water awaiting rescue.

Jamie Cunningham stood on stingray while boogie-boarding.

The hours after New Year celebrations are the most deadly on New Zealand roads.

Father and son pulled from the drink after their boat is swamped by waves.

Both were taken by ambulance to Oamaru Hospital.

The sunniest weather will be in places east of major mountain ranges away from the front.

Keep calm and carry on: We have NZTA information about the traffic hotspots in your area.

Dog missing for five weeks after car crash has made an almost complete recovery.

The pursuit had to be abandoned because of radical driving by the fleeing offender.

The boy took a lengthy bus trip across Dunedin on his own.

'I am in shock. I'm just absolutely gutted. Everything is gone.''

There are no detours in the immediate area and motorists are advised to avoid the area.

A well-ablaze house fire in Oamaru damaged a second property.

He would spike men's drinks and then steal their bank card while they were unconscious.

Aside from some cloud coverage and morning rain the country is set for a good day.

Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are currently on the scene.

"It took me ages to get my legs out ... it is sort of akin to being buried in wet sand."

Former All White leading $2 billion retail company Allbirds has sights set on a NZ store.

The weather should start clearing up for the North Island from Boxing Day.

Tony Charles Robertson went on a near month-long crime spree in May and June.

Mackenzie Council has trespassed the man living at the hut with his dog and horse.

Two per cent of turkeys sold in New Zealand are bred and processed by this family.