Christchurch river bursts its banks
A main Christchurch river has burst its banks after a night of heavy rain.
A main Christchurch river has burst its banks after a night of heavy rain.
A woman crashed into two trucks in Christchurch yesterday.
The University of Otago's human nutrition department is the latest in the firing line.
Volume and intensity of rain is expected to cause flooding issues throughout Dunedin.
Residents should clear gutters and drains as up to 15mm of rain could fall in an hour.
Thunderstorms, wind and a dumping of rain are expected across the country this week.
Man who died after being crushed by truck while working on a septic tank was a US citizen.
Flood-stricken Bay of Plenty among many areas in line to get more wet weather.
A complaint has been laid after a female rugby coach pushed a referee in a friendly game.
A woman has been taken to hospital with accidental gunshot wounds.
Firefighters from seven stations attended the blaze at Cerebos Gregg's Forth St factory.
He will get his trip to Africa and more, after community raises more than $13k for him.
The 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake triggered the most violent shaking ever seen in New Zealand.
Cost of fighting midges at wastewater ponds is high, and doesn't seem to work.
Enjoy the sun while you can, rain is back from Wednesday
Floodwaters or sanitation concerns, or both, are keeping Edgecumbe residents away.
A small number of Edgecumbe residents can go home today.
A strong 4.6 earthquake has struck tonight 40km south of Seddon.
More wet weather ahead as another deluge and even a tropical storm is headed for NZ.
A female Corrections officer has been hospitalised following a scuffle in court.
The six-year battle has led to involvement of a lawyer and a traffic engineer.
Cash was taken in the Canterbury robbery, no one was injured.
Steve Askin was killed in a crash in the Port Hills while fighting fires near Sugar Loaf.
The morning may have felt chillier than usual as Debbie's hot air moves off the country
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Kaikoura remains cut off as Cyclone Debbie continues to bring chaos to the roads.
The rain is causing havoc around Kaikoura with a number of roads closed.
Disgruntled residents are desperate for streetside prostitutes to move back into the CBD.