Properties in hill country around Taihape could be without power for a week or longer.

Snowstorm's damage "much greater" than first thought, power company says.

Northlanders are set to be battered by gale force westerly winds today.

It may be snow-go for some motorists this week, with white stuff on the way.

Rob Webb has lived a life of service. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rob Webb has lived a life of service.

Vehicle fire temporarily closed State Highway 1 south of Waiouru.

Heavy rain is expected across NZ this week in the wake of Cyclone Debbie

Welby Ings believes teachers need to disobey rules to help students believe in themselves.

Two trampers have been airlifted out of a remote hut southeast of Taihape after a suspected case of food poisoning. The two women

Aucklander Jordan Watson shot to fame on the Internet as 'How to Dad'. This weekend he descended on Taihape with a film crew in tow, for the annual gumboot throwing competition. Made with funding from NZ On Air

How to Dad YouTube star Jordan Watson made a guest appearance at the gumboot throwing competition in Taihape - but did his skill with gumboot throwing match his skill in front of the camera? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

How to Dad YouTube star Jordan Watson made a guest appearance at the gumboot throwing competition in Taihape - but did his skill with gumboot throwing match his skill in front of the camera? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kurt Bayer went to the Gumboot Throwing Champs as a reporter, and left a champ.

Kopere Downs has been a shearer for 20 years, and now he's reached a major milestone. He has shorn his millionth sheep. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kopere Downs has been a shearer for 20 years, and now he's reached a major milestone. He has shorn his millionth sheep. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

This year, one of the centerpieces at alternative fesitval KiwiBurn was a giant weta, built in Auckland by a team of designers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Wet weather today will clear throughout the country making way for a mainly fine Christmas weekend.

A man may have been thrown from a car in an accident near Taihape in the early hours of this morning.

Two people have died after a vehicle drove over a bank and caught fire near Taihape.

WATCH: Tourist told to "look up at the sky, bro", then all hell breaks loose.

A man has died after being struck by a train on the North Island main trunk line at Taihape.

The young occupants of car that plunged more than 30 metres down a cliff this morning have "miraculously" survived.

Two minor earthquakes hit central parts of both main islands today.

John Eagles has been drinking at the Gretna Hotel for nearly 60 years after moving to Taihape, a place that he'll likely never leave.

The number of road deaths over the Christmas-New Year holiday period edged one higher than last year following a motorcyclist death yesterday afternoon.

The Christmas-New Year holiday period road toll has risen to seven following the death of a motorcyclist.