JS141116NADQUAKE115.JPG A planned surf lesson for a group of international students at Sandy Bay went ahead yesterday after instructors

A historic homestead is in tatters and the four other properties on a north Canterbury sheep and beef farm were damaged in today's

A search is underway for six kayakers after kayaks and other gear was found abandoned on the flooded Clarence River just before 5pm. A

What you need to know about the earthquake and tsunami and what people in the above coastal areas should do.

Sez Nathan and her family watched as the walls of their Waiau home crumbled around them in the early hours of this morning.

After five long nights on a cliff edge suffering a broken leg and severe dehydration, cocker spaniel Bluey will soon be home with

The Wellington community took to the water in kayaks and held banners onshore today, to throw an "unwelcoming party" for oil companies

JS111116NADHAKA022.JPG Kate Hei and Huhana Lyndon are calling for people to come together to perform a haka in support of a Native

What's lurking beneath the surface in the Wellington Harbour?

Emergency services responding to reports of a car in the water at Blockhouse Bay today soon learned the car had been there for a number of weeks.

Float the idea of a dip in Whangarei's Town Basin and most people will respond with some variation of "ew .... bad idea". But that's

A dinghy found floating near Brown's Island may be connected to the mysterious fire there, police have confirmed.

By working together, Ngati Kahungunu and other iwi hope to send a strong message about the state of Hawke's Bay's waterways. Today

First users of advice "toolkit" report more exercise, smaller meals.

Tax would lead 14 per cent to quit, survey finds

Water contaminations like that which recently left thousands of people sick in Havelock North could be quickly traced with new DNA-based technology.

Kathryn Nevatt held her breath for seven minutes and 45 seconds while floating face down in Porirua pool, setting a new national record.

Water Safety New Zealand issues warning after a disturbing series of images showing someone being swept off their feet by a crashing wave.

Work to uncover answers on the Havelock North water contamination incident which caused over 5000 people to become ill is under way

Shipwrecked four lucky nearby skipper was watching or their sudden sinking may have gone unnoticed.

Holiday weekend drama for four people after their boat sank early this morning.

It should be a fine Labour weekend for most Kiwis, with a high set to arrive on Saturday.

Finbarr Patrick Clabby could not swim when he ended up in Wellington Harbour after a night out. His body was found later the same morning.

The Havelock North gastro outbreak - and whether the same catastrophe could unfold in other places - is the hot topic at a major water conference underway this week.

Final repairs have been successful on a broken water main, which affected supply to Mount Maunganui and Papamoa. The pipeline came

More kids are consuming at least the recommended minimum amount of dairy following the supply of a daily drink of milk in schools, new research has found.

Tauranga City Council workers have located the break in a key water main which has caused supply issues to Mount Maunganui and Tauranga. All

Challenges around providing clean and safe drinking water as well as sustainable solutions for wastewater and stormwater will be a

As well as the future of the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme, a question mark now hangs over its value to date. Despite new Hawke's

A man who died while docking a container ship at Lyttelton last year was not wearing a life jacket and was harnessed to a faulty wire, a report has found.