Rugby: Top sides win inter-island games in sixth round of Heartland Championship
South Canterbury and West Coast hold off low-ranked home sides to keep top spots
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Father who drowned in Tairua River: 'A dad that every kid could wish for'
Steven Jongmans says his father was his idol and will always be kept in his heart.
Rugby: Heartland Championship's week five sees teams upset across board
Only one team gets a victory over a side who was ranked below them on the points table.
Teen who showed classmates mosque shooting video discharged without conviction
The teen also had a copy of the accused gunman's manifesto.
Heartland rugby: Week 4 sees big changes on points ladder
Robbie Smith the hero for North Otago with fulltime penalty kick maintaining unbeaten tag
Flooding closes Coromandel, Waikato roads - what's in store today
Sunny conditions are expected in most parts of the country today.
Another heavy rain warning for Auckland after Coromandel flooding
Heavy rain expected in the upper North Island, while the South Island basks in the sun.
Extensive flooding closes Coromandel roads
The region was hammered with hard rain last night.
No break from heavy rain and thunderstorms in the North
There is a heavy rain watch is in force for Coromandel and Bay of Plenty.
Heartland comeback thrillers by unbeaten West Coast and North Otago
Teams welcome back their NZ Heartland XV players for games going right down to the wire.
Early thunderstorm: Thousands of lightning flashes, bleak day ahead
A widespread burst of thunderstorms brought over 1300 lightning flashes within an hour.
Labour Party camp: Spat between lawyers about whether sexual offending occurred after plea deal
The prosecutor says there was "insufficient public interest in continuing" the trial.
Labour Party camp scandal: Guilty plea deal reached
His lawyer said her client was "a young man at a party caught up in a political storm".
Wild Whitianga winds rip launch from mooring
The recovery operation is being hampered by 25 knot winds and leaking fuel.
Auckland's wild weather topples trees, causes flooding
A severe weather watch was issued for parts of the North Island.
'Excessive amounts of alcohol' at Labour Party summer camp
One young man who was at the camp says people were "drinking to get absolutely hammered".
Labour Party camp trial: 21yo accused of indecent assaults
The allegations were made after a Labour Party summer camp at Waihi last February.
Stormy start to spring: Bands of heavy rain, gales to lash NZ
Make the most of the settled weather, as bands of rain and a low will hit NZ on Tuesday.
Rugby: Manu Samoa pull away to beat NZ Heartland XV
Rugby World Cup squad with some Super Rugby regulars is too strong for the amateurs.
Rugby: West Coast on top of Heartland Championship
Only West Coast and North Otago still unbeaten after two games.
One dead after car crashes into tree in Whangamata
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Heartland Championship kicks off
First round of games honours memory of All Black and Heartland legend Sir Brian Lochore
Tauranga driver Ben Thomasen in running for two NZ titles
A rally of mixed fortunes for the Tauranga crews on the Coromandel roads.
'Gutted' by decision on region
A bid to protect the southern Coromandel's conservation land from mining has fallen flat.
Orua Sea Cave a highlight of Coromandel sights
The best parts of the Coromandel are the hard-to-reach sea caves.
Not orca-strated: snapper's whale of a photo op
An orca lingering metres from the coastline made for a photographer's dream shot.
Scary even in death: Giant shark washes up on Waihi Beach
The reason for the shark's death is still a mystery.
Police name man killed in Waihī crash as homicide investigation continues
Raymond Wharekawa was killed in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Pedestrian hit and killed by car in Waihī
The crash happened on George St on the outskirts of Waihi.
The quaint beachside village, the elderly man and the brutal home invasion
A man was brutally attacked in his own home. But no one was surprised who the victim was.
Mussels warning after food poisoning jump
Warning: don't eat raw mussels after Coromandel food poisoning outbreak.
'Likeable, clever guy': Tauranga old boys remember trainee pilot
Craig McBride was a high performer in cricket at Tauranga Boys' College, says principal.
Bashing victim fears offenders will return
Robert Noe is due to undergo surgery this evening after suffering multiple fractures.
Motorbike rider, cow dead in crash near Coromandel
The motorbike rider was found dead at the scene on State Highway 25.