Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?

Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.

A jersey found in the search for two missing trampers is not thought to be connected.

Every year a bunch of New Zealanders will take a radical work leap to change their lives.

'It was just a pretty skinny fit and it took a little bit of wriggling to get it through.'

The man, stranded since Tuesday, was taken to Nelson Hospital in a serious condition.

Police Minister Stuart Nash says options being considered, including saliva testing.

Two bikers have been killed in separate crashes this afternoon.

Jason Campbell, 35, has been missing for more than one week.

Raided and spied on - then a government minister had advice on suing the police.

Objectors are taking part in a 24-hour vigil to save the 119-year-old edifice.

Remains of Dutchman Ken Boogers were found on shoreline a month after he went missing.

Flimsy biplane's wing collapsed under stress of stunts, to the horror of spectators.

Takaka Hill has reopened to some non-essential traffic using a single lane.

There will be limited road access to Cyclone Gita-ravaged Takaka from tomorrow.

Kaikoura, Taranaki and Takaka are still picking up the pieces.

The town's stores have been cleared out of milk, bread and toilet paper.

Campervan crashes down bank but driver escapes unharmed.

Withdraw of some students from NCEA put James Cook High School under statutory management.

DoC staff were tonight monitoring a pod of about 200 pilot whales milling around in the sea off Golden Bay.

Volunteers desperately trying to save 100 surviving whales that have beached on Farewell Spit are being warned about the risk of sharks in the water.

A new, Opposition-led inquiry into the state of aged care in New Zealand kicks off tomorrow.

A dog attacked Gordon Jenkins' wife. He responded by stabbing it 43 times in the neck.

Takaka has a bustling arts scene and pretty scenery, writes Elisabeth Easther.

A 14-year-old girl was injured when the vehicle she was in rolled near Takaka overnight.

Two 11-year-old rugby players were taken to hospital after tackling a bigger boy in Takaka today. One player had minor neck damage and the other was concussed.

After falling down a 10m deep sinkhole and landing on the remains of dead animals, Jill Clendon's first thoughts focused on whether she had broken any bones.

A woman trapped in a cave on the Takaka Hill near Nelson has been rescued. She had activated an emergency locator beacon after falling in part of the Ngarua Caves about 11am.