National touch player Mackenzie Haugh has been disqualified from driving indefinitely.

Boy aged between 10 and 14 allegedly lit fire in donation bin

Another spell of wet weather is expected to saturate western and northern NZ.

A South Island town in the middle of a 244km reception black spot are desperate for help.

Where land can still be found for $60,000 and the closest city is almost 400km away.

$2.80 for a child, $5.50 for an adult. But there was no charge for Nismo.

Fire danger 'extremely high' warns MetService as south swelters in record-busting heat.

MetService says Dunedin Airport recorded a temperature of 35C today - a new record.

There is now a total fire ban across Otago and Southland.

A man burst into Trevinos Bar and Restaurant on Riccarton Rd, carrying a gun.

Residents want to see heavy vehicles banned from driving through the area.

Beachgoers were met by a strange sight at one of Auckland's most popular beaches today.

Four seasons in one country - heat, thunderstorms and rain on way.

Kaiteriteri is much more than a classic Kiwi beach.

The skydiver presumed to have died in an ill-fated tandem fall has been named by police.

People getting too close to blue penguins in Oamaru could be charged under Wildlife Act.

Christchurch man who went missing two years now believed to have been murdered.

This week we are publishing the full Amber-Lee Cruickshank case podcast transcript.

Uh-oh. Higher than normal rainfall forecast for most of the country in the next two weeks.

NZONE director dismissed a parachute malfunction as the potential cause of the crash.

Christchurch is rolling out pumps as it prepares for heavy rain.

More than 20 rescue vessels scoured Lake Wakatipu in vain hunt for skydiver.

Teenica Harrex suffered extensive injuries after a motorbike crash in Bali.

This week we are publishing the full Amber-Lee Cruickshank case podcast transcript.

A Police co-ordinated response to a water rescue on Lake Wakatipu has been suspended.

Last week's drenching bypassed the famously wet West Coast.

Otago University excludes group after vomiting and head shaving occurred during initiation

Like a scene out of Minority Report, police down south are door-knocking offenders.

Scientists have begun a sprawling health check of hundreds of New Zealand lakes.

Affected farm and one other have been under controls since before Christmas.