The parents of a teenager say they had treated drink-driver who killed him as family.

The common place of exposure for the cases is Queenstown Airport, authorities say.

First snowfall warning of year as low pressure system and cold front chill the country.

Weekend weather is looking mild across the country, but cold creeps in next week.

Already two serious crashes have been recorded at intersection this year, one a fatal.

Dabchicks, grebes or weweia - only 2000 remain. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The majority of the 38 whales had stranded on a difficult sandbar.

They're belittled, humiliated and pushed to their limits. Mava Enoka reports.

The Middlemore buildings are symptomatic of a rottenness in the way health is run.

Wagers have been flying in from around the world for The Great Hihi Sperm Race.

Recently released prisoner spent Easter weekend in a tent, saying it's his only option.

Helen Van Berkel gets the balance right during a colourful four-day stay in Queenstown.

Tests show New Zealand's valuable beef export sector is so far free of M. bovis disease.

The road has reopened but traffic is down to one lane.

A fine day with relatively warm temperatures is forecast around the country today

Elisabeth Easther meets Doug Hudson, Fullers Group board member and former CEO.

Prepare for long trips home if you're heading back to main centres tomorrow.

The sunshine isn't set to stay for the long weekend - a cold front is approaching.

It is the first time the route has been fully open since the Kaikoura earthquake.

Dunedin health professional accused of murdering teen to apply for bail in April.

Victim dismayed by lack of communication, compensation as British man set to be deported.

Dairy owner says CCTV cameras should be in crime spots in South Dunedin.

Elisabeth Easther talks to Susanne Kiely of Pukekohe Travel.

Gisborne, Napier and Hastings are the only main centres set to get clear skies today.

A German tourist stopped himself from being swept downstream by clinging to his pack.

A rafting guide has died following an incident on the Shotover River.

They were on an adventure of a lifetime, then in an instant, the unthinkable happened.

A canyoning trip turned to tragedy when woman fell to her death.

Another Wakatipu property has been listed with a stratospheric price tag.

Mum says advice of detaining man "ridiculous" as she didn't know when cops would arrive.