The partner of a woman drowned when she was dragged out to sea by the mouth of a river in the northwest of the South Island has thanked

A woman has died after being swept out to sea.

A man has been flown to hospital with multi-trauma injuries after his car collided with the back of a truck near Nelson this morning. It's

A fully equipped home on wheels and a week of sun thrills Anna King Shahab.

A 24-year-old Christchurch man who was shot by police this morning has been charged with pointing a firearm at police.

A man was shot in the face by police in Canterbury this morning - and escaped with just minor injuries.

Police have suspended the search for a diver missing in Dunedin tonight.

If you thought summer was missing in action last month, official figures released today prove it.

Organisers of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast race have teamed up with a global environment group to ensure the iconic event leaves no trace upon the spectacular South Island countryside it traverses.

Midwives have complained that a lack of safe transfers from Central Otago and Queenstown to main centres is putting "women and babies at risk".

We can expect normal temperatures in the coming months but less rain.

Concerts and other events could be held in the residential red zone to take pressure off Hagley Park.

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

A plan to bring our national bird back from the brink and super-charge local kiwi conservation efforts is being launched today.

Firefighters were forced to break into a Bishopdale flat prevent a fire while the couple inside slept.

Community Board member Darrell Latham knows the relocation of the school is a difficult decision but says it is the wrong one.

A Dunedin mother took her two sons on a family outing with a difference - to commit a burglary.

Dunedin's newest celebrity albatross chick could be reunited with its parents as soon as tomorrow.

The Local Government Commission's review of the structure of local government on the West Coast is a "complete waste of money", says Westland Mayor Bruce Smith.

International scientists have claimed the 7.8 Kaikoura quake has raised the potential threat of another large NZ event - but a Kiwi scientist says that's unlikely.

A South Island couple woke at 4am today to find their cat sodden - and their house swimming in 60cm-deep floodwaters.

A man found out about an arsenal of weapons in a Dunedin house after his co-defendant's girlfriend had been there 'in relation to work'.

Kaikoura quake damage to businesses has topped $900 million, according to insurance figures.

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?