A six-month rise in meth-related motorcycle burglaries has led to the creation of a new task force in Wairarapa.

The Police Dive Squad has completed a search in the Manawatu River after a missing man's car was found parked nearby. Constable Gareth

Christopher Neal was last seen in Pahiatua on Monday evening.

Masses of Kapa Haka competitors and enthusiasts from both near and far descended on Napier's McLean Park to join the pōwhiri welcoming manuhiri to Hawke's Bay for Te Matatini 2017. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Plane buffs are devastated after bad weather forced the cancellation of Wings Over Wairarapa, but none more so than the organisers.

Wings Over Wairarapa organisers say they are gutted to announce that today's air festival and night shows will be cancelled due to bad weather.

Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.

Grown men cried on hearing news of death of popular young man after a summer afternoon swim.

High winds to bring more misery to fire crews fighting bush blazes today, but no rain where it is needed.

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

Troubled schools: A school where teachers were allegedly given "illegal" payments is one of nine under Government control.

Thieves have targeted veterinary supplies in an early morning ram raid in Wairarapa today.

The woman who died in a two-car crash on a bridge near Eketahuna, north of Masterton has been named as 46-year-old Nicola Dawn Dryden.

What's in store weatherwise for the upcoming long weekend?

A woman has died and another is seriously injured after a two-car crash on a bridge near Eketahuna this morning.

Five homicides within 15 months involving acutely unwell mental health patients have led to an overhaul of health systems following a critical review.

The police officers in charge of the man left forgotten in a court cell this weekend are "devastated".

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as a power-packed, mid-week weather system hits.

An elderly man reported missing from Martinborough last night was found dead this morning, police say.

Two people escaped serious injury after their car and caravan veered off the road and crashed down a bank yesterday afternoon.

South-westerlies dominating the country this summer will continue to deliver wind and cloud to large parts of the country today.

The elderly Wellington grandmother missing after going for a run yesterday has been found.

They are the 19 names that make up this holiday season's high toll. Behind every name is a story, and family left grieving.

Tihioterangi Rei Edgecombe had spent December 31 last year fixing a car when he decided to see how it was running.

The name of the Filipino fisherman who was washed out to sea yesterday has been released.

A man at the beach where Filipino man was swept out to sea says victim's twin brother told him he had warned the man not to go near notoriously dangerous spot.

A search and rescue operation is underway for a man who's been swept out to sea at Lake Ferry in the Wairarapa this afternoon.

As most Kiwis were partying to see the new year in, others were being born.

The MetService is forecasting rain for much of New Zealand today, perhaps ruining plans for post-party barbecues and sunbathing.

Road toll now equal to last summer's following death of motorcyclist.