Detours are in place.

Simple Minds and Pseudo Echo will have you singing your way into the night.

If not for smoke alarms, 'we could easily be talking about multiple losses of life'

Skiing set to return to the Central North Island after years of disruptions.

Great Walk bookings reopen four months after “incredibly frustrating” IT meltdown.

More than 1000 properties may be impacted nationwide.

Councils are racing to check if any buildings are structurally at risk.

The road will close again early next week for the further recovery of heavy logs.

Graeme McIntosh was the local funeral director for over 40 years.

Strong wind warnings issued for Bay of Plenty and Coromandel.

'The muscles in my neck have collapsed, so I walk around bent in half.'

Winter is back on at Ruapehu after a flurry of snow and an eleventh-hour government grant.

A cold, unstable sub-antarctic blast will bring gusts up to 90km/h and heavy showers.

An aerial battle between humans and trees is likely to see botanic garden trees chopped.

Crime boss Uncle Six and a fellow henchman both pleaded guilty and testified against him.

100 planting days, 4,000 volunteers, 220,000 plants; a busy 10 years for Greening Taupō.

Parties across Parliament seem to agree funding is not a great look, but needed to happen.

The operator of the two skifields went into liquidation last week.

A 600-year-old rimu is among the trees illegally felled.

Check your lotto tickets if you're in Tauranga or Taupō.

Civil Defence warns the weather will worsen Friday afternoon.

There's no better way to say 'thanks for rescuing me' than a dog trial.

The Taupō District Council is looking at its role in providing housing.

The circumstances of the death were avoidable but could easily arise, a coroner says.

We're searching for New Zealand's best ski field.

Ruapehu District Mayor Weston Kirton says it's disappointing and creates uncertainty.