"I copped a whole heap of abuse then she went to punch me in the face," victim says.

Determined teen had "amazing recovery" in spite of the first 48 hours not going to plan.

Blenheim Airport recorded 199mm, or four times the normal amount of rain for the area.

Emergency crews responded at about 11.30am.

One person has died after a car crashed into a tree in the South Island.

Police are calling for help from the public as they search for a cricket bat.

The Zeddy Dry Feeder has wowed the judges at the Southern Rural Life Innovation Awards.

The West Coast polytechnic needs substantial change says Education Minister Chris Hipkins.

Alan James Fahey, or 'God' to his friends, was found face-down, soaked in his own blood.

A pig on the loose in Greymouth has led an animal control officer on a gleeful chase.

Four trampers plucked from Makarora River island after one swam for help

Jane Jurgens lists her top west coast beaches.

Road spikes were used to stop the stolen ambulance.

Wet and wild weather to hit almost a week after ex-Cyclone Gita.

NZ's earliest settlement, the Wairau Bar, has since been hit by major quakes and tsunamis.

Delicious food and wine finds another good home, writes Stephanie Holmes.

Nick Schryvers became stuck in Golden Bay after the road was damaged by Cyclone Gita.

Overseas driver had been caught driving at 140kmh just two days before crash.

South Islanders drying out after Gita are due another soaking.

There is a host of activities alongside, in and on the Rangitikei.

Dunedin man unwittingly photographs gruesome scene.

'How many more lives need to be lost or put at risk before action is taken?'

Kaikoura, Taranaki and Takaka are still picking up the pieces.

Judge struggled to understand how someone made such a terrible decision.

Three empty car parks with the faded CTV outline are part of a new memorial.

Could our fiords be better than theirs?

Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel lifted the city's state of emergency at 11am.

Farming cadets tackle training with enthusiasm in Coleridge Downs.

Here's how man got charged for reckless use of a motor vehicle without touching the wheel.

9 months before he killed his friend in drunken crash, he nearly killed himself same way.