Police have confirmed the two men who died are believed to be tourists from Germany.

Rescuer killed by avalanche, John Harrison, was one of New Zealand's top climbers.

A car and a bus carrying 16 tourists collided on the Te Anau-Milford Highway.

Police don't know how many people were in car that caught fire after tourist-bus crash.

Investigation was into whether Todd Barclay breached a section of the Crimes Act.

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No one was home when fire broke out in an Invercargill home and now it's being treated as arson.

Police have admitted a "human error" after they failed to tell a South Auckland school about the attempted abduction of a 7-year-old girl.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

A man run over by a loader at the country's southernmost deep-water port has died.

Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.

Police, ambulance and a rescue helicopter are at the scene of the crash on the Milford side of the Homer Tunnel.

No one is believed injured in two-car crash.

A New York City restaurant headed by a Kiwi is emblazoning their receipts with: "Immigrants make America great (they also cooked your food and served you today)".

A Whakatane father and his two sons are currently competing in the New Zealand Superbike Championships. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A Kiwi school that used Donald Trump's name to teach kids key competencies after being inspired by his 'The Apprentice' TV series has now ditched the system.

The family of a young Auckland woman have posted heartfelt pleas for information about her whereabouts after she disappeared three days ago.

Southern Lakes Helicopters were called to the incident near Te Anau at 6.10pm.

A "large amount of personal belongings and money" was stolen from cars.

Primary school principals are burned-out and leaving the profession because of high stress and 'relentless' workload.

A group of hunters are stuck in Southland for a couple of days after a couple of bridges were washed out.

A small Southland town has been completely cut off after this weekend's wild weather.

Southern Police are warning residents to keep their pets safe after the theft of an American Bulldog and reports of suspicious behaviour concerning dogs.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as the mid-week weather system hits.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as a power-packed, mid-week weather system hits.

A vegetation fire is burning out of control on a sandspit at the bottom of the South Island.

Fatal crash blocks stretch of Southland highway this morning.

A woman in her 70s has been flown to hospital after being knocked over by sheep.

Gun-toting home intruders left a man lying on his lawn with a fractured neck in an attack that traumatised the victim and his partner and child, police say.

A 17-year-old's quick reply to police drew plenty of attention of Facebook.