An early morning Christchurch blaze is being treated as suspicious.

Dad says he's still in the dark about the situation as police investigate.

Drakie died and Duckie was badly injured after being attacked by a dog.

The man thought he was exposing a corrupt ring. It was a scam right out of a novel.

Two highways were closed after the fatal crashes.

'What else could they be sweeping under the rug from parents of the school?'

Injured skydiver a camera operator for a company that films people as they jump.

A new party returns to the South Island and several red seats flip.

The alarm was raised at 2.20pm after the man went missing at Slope Point, Southland.

Dayna Cunningham went from 172kg to 98kg in a move that changed his life for the better.

The brief reprieve in weather is short-lived as more nastiness arrives tomorrow.

Brief reprieve in weather before new round of nastiness arrives tomorrow.

In the latest events, public toilets were smashed and plastered with human faeces.

Friends say Beckenridge talked about taking Mike to Asia before they disappeared.

Storms, supply issues have hampered the Hump Ridge track's inclusion.

Significant and widespread impact is possible for the North Island.

Queenstown residents instead booked a stay at the Holiday Inn out of their own pocket.

School hols, Warriors' Brisbane match and South Island weather combine for maximum chaos.

Landslides and heavy floodwaters have forced residents to evacuate.

Roads are flooded and water is threatening homes across the southern region.

The man, dubbed Invercargill's answer to Banksy, has been accused of wilful damage.

Parts of the South Island will reach 25C.

Jonty Simi Waddell was four times the legal limit when he crashed his car into a house.

A blustery and wet forecast had put a dampener on the planned celebrations.

Gore police executed 19 search warrants.

The Gore District Council canned its review, saying it would just bring up old dramas.