Most of the country can expect another warm, dry holiday weekend, but the West Coast is in for a wet one.

The death is not believed to be suspicious, a police spokeswoman said.

While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.

$100 is up for grabs for anyone who can find another intersection in Christchurch which has the same amount of lanes and no traffic lights as this dangerous junction.

An exhausted tramper has been rescued from remote South Island wilderness.

Stephanie Holmes finds a multitude of benefits after an uphill struggle.

What's in store for the rest of the country?

It's small but perfectly formed and too good for a flying visit, writes Eleanor Ainge Roy.

A severe weather warning has been issued for the South Island as heavy rain and strong winds bear down on the country.

A "dangerous" manoeuvre led to two Queenstown skydivers being seriously injured on Saturday was probably unintentional, an industry safety expert says.

A light plane has crashed at Dunedin airport.

Two skydivers have been badly injured after they crash landed during a training jump.

Katie Burt's ex-partner was jailed for his chilling threats against her. Now her parents are haunted by her death. Rob Kidd reports.

Further mediation at Lyttelton Port Co's container terminal has failed to reach a settlement.

What's in store weatherwise for the upcoming long weekend?

The Otago Regional Council's very existence is on the line as the Dunedin City Council considers the merits of a unitary council for the city.

A man claiming to have been kidnapped by a judge kicked down his cell door before police pepper-sprayed him.

The Christchurch City council has nearly spent $1 million on land to create a new car park in Sumner.

COMMENT: After the news of a father and daughter having an incestuous relationship, it's clear the overwhelming issue is surely one of mental health.

The victim collapsed in a pool of his own blood and was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition where surgeons worked to save his limb.

Police have serious concerns for a missing 25-year-old Christchurch woman who has not been seen for more than a week. Lydia Grace

Scott K MacLeod spends three days shivering and hobbling his way along the Motatapu Track.

National MP for Rangitata Jo Goodhew will quit Parliament at the election after being dropped from Cabinet.

Police have released more information about the movements of a woman who has been missing since December 22.

The pair, who have had troubled upbringings, have been ordered to stay away from each other for two years.

Police were delivering flyers about missing woman Shelly Crooks today in Punakaiki and nearby Fox River.

A collision between his mountain bike and a tree means West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor won't be clocking up airpoints anytime soon.

A West Coast woman was granted final name suppression after she was convicted yesterday on two counts of forging a document for financial gain, defrauding others of $30,000.

A 2am Tinder rendezvous has led to a Dunedin woman being jailed on harassment charges, a court has heard.

Kiwis have not been treated to the usual warm temperatures that January brings, with the mercury sitting lower than the same time last year.