Plastic has many uses - but have we made too much and what can we do about it?

Wet and wild weather to hit almost a week after ex-Cyclone Gita.

Stomach bug cases increased as the country faced its hottest month in 150 years.

"Girls dramatising things" was the attitude to warnings about behaviour, ex-staffer says..

The incident involved a 26-year-old man and a taxi driver.

Wellington woman Susan Austen has been found not guilty of assisting suicide.

Force of cyclone Gita causes SH1 on the Kapiti Coast to crumble

Gita sent huge waves crashing over the main road into Wellington from the Kapiti Coast.

The storm has split in two and continues to ravage Canterbury and the lower South Island.

Animals were welcome at the funeral for beloved veterinarian Ian Hughes today.

It's time for managers and employees to start talking about what to do tomorrow.

A car crash and a signal fault have created massive delays for Wellington commuters.

Councils could get more money to lower bus and train fares by getting people out of cars.

"Hurricane force winds" possible when Gita hits New Zealand.

Gordon Gray almost died from renal failure in July. Two weeks ago he had a brain bleed.

The whole incident took about 30 seconds, the dairy owner said.

Christine Thompson admitted the charges in court this morning.

Vicky Roebuck hopes people will be allowed to bring their pets along to Hughes' funeral.

Whanganui loses cycling great Graeme Bing aged 75.

Disgraced junior doctor used fake documents to get a job at Whanganui Hospital.

The council website was one of more than 4000 sites internationally that were affected.

Te Papa has had nearly 30 million visitors since it opened 20 years ago.

Woman's body was found in a vehicle after she had been at a party the night before.

David Scott is not allowed to associate with witnesses except for work purposes.

Suppression for jailhouse witness in David Tamihere trial to be argued in court today.

The last two weeks have been a whirlwind for 17-year-old Thomasin McKenzie.

Tonight's Macklemore concert in Wellington will go ahead despite airport delays.

Rain spreads south to cover the whole country during the weekend.

Board games are back and better than the old family favourites.

A synthetic-drug dealer was given a shorter sentence because he had stopped selling.