The first wave has reached the Chatham Islands, after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile overnight. An official tsunami alert remains in place for New Zealand's entire east coast.

A combination of old-fashioned hard work and new technology lies behind a Timaru couple's renovation.

Timaru police were on a serious mission when they squared off with a 100kg pig.

This year's season of the ultra-competitive TRS has an international flavour.

Summer has ground to a spectacular halt in a number of regions over the past week - is it going to get even worse?

Five people are in custody after a week-long car theft spree ended with a driver jumping into a river yesterday in Blenheim yesterday.

Power is back on in most areas of Timaru after a major blackout when a substation caught fire this morning.

A fire at a Timaru power substation has caused a city-wide power outage.

A NZ woman has died after being ravaged by swine flu for three months. The 43-year-old had no other health conditions when she became ill.