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.

Signs alerting the public to CCTV cameras will be made larger for drivers to see.

Yak 3 Russian fighter plane seriously damaged after clipping cherry picker when landing.

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

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.

About 60 per cent of the country's councils have voted to open shops on Easter Sunday.

Mike Coots is an unlikely ambassador for sharks, after losing a limb in an attack.

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

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.

Emergency services were called to the crash about 3.30am.

The south suffers but north in for a nice day.

Swells of up to 4m are expected south of Haast.