Lead in the water: Govt unveils 'rapid review' into tainted sites
'New Zealanders have every right to expect that their drinking water is safe'.
'New Zealanders have every right to expect that their drinking water is safe'.
Teacher discussed sex and drugs with Year 12 students.
Otago and Southland are among the regions expected to be most affected by Covid-19.
Almost a year after their first liaison, the man received a text message seeking $700.
Minister commissions clean-up study, casting doubt on Rio Tinto's own assessments.
Rescuers were hampered by remoteness, fog and low cloud.
The deal to clean up 8000 tonnes of waste "leaves a slightly sour taste", minister says.
Long list of firearms charges facing former Southland open side flanker.
The airport had to be evacuated after the "joke".
'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen.
A 46-year-old man is due to appear in Invercargill District Court later this month.
Heavy rain and strong winds are set to put a dampener on summer in parts of NZ today.
Teachers aim to lift students' aspirations above mere grades.
Safety signage was intended to warn motorists away from bridge after flooding damage.
Environment Southland have turned on their flood warning as a precaution.
MetService reported about 45mm of rainfall over the past four days in the Clutha region.
Opinion: Closing the Southland smelter would be bad for the economy and the environment.
Inside: The cases of missing people in New Zealand in the past few decades.
Christopher Wayne Patterson murdered Michael Hutchings in 2008.
The freight service was carrying empty coal wagons when it came off the tracks.
Sharon Lankshear said it was 'really sad' to find part of her family history broken.
A remote wilderness experience with hot showers and welcome creature comforts.
MetService switched on New Zealand's newest weather radar in early December.
A witness told police they saw three people get out of the crashed vehicle.
Slips and flooding have closed roads and detour routes around the country.
It's going to be a wild day for parts of NZ and the South Island is in for battering.
Parts of the South Island left sodden by yesterday's deluge are in for more rain today.
The South braces for a long night as rain and thunderstorms sweep across the country.