Police are looking for people to identify the owners of clothing and a ute in the case of murdered Upper Hutt woman Lois Tolley.

Metservice says heavy rain and gales have eased as temperatures were set to take a wintry turn across the country.

The summer "bomb low" is expected to continue to bring wild weather to the country today.

Two people in a car which was shielding a longboarder from traffic before fatally hitting him were sentenced today.

Readers have responded to controversial remarks by businessman Sir Bob Jones whose comments included that beggars were "fat Maoris" and a "bloody disgrace".

A young German couple have been left scrambling for emergency passports needed for a trip home next week after thieves broke into their campervan.

Wellington Zoo's kea have been getting used to their brand new aviary - by seeing what things they can destroy.

More than 20,000 students asked for an emergency derived grade following the Kaikoura earthquake.

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

Doctors' strike at 18 DHBs to disrupt care for thousands of patients

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.

The case of a 14-year-old autistic boy being held in police cells overnight because there was nowhere else to put him is "appalling", an autism advocate says.

Police are confident they have caught Lois Tolley's killers on camera.

Gable Tostee has taken to social media to dismiss as 'nonsensical' suggestions of him being recharged over Warriena Wright's balcony death.

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

One of the suspects in the murder of Upper Hutt woman Lois Tolley was heard saying "what have we done" after her killing last month, police say.

Owners of boutique cinemas in Wellington have seen their business double since the November earthquake knocked two major cinemas out of action.

Services will be held in Wellington and Auckland today to pay tribute to former Steel & Tube Holdings Ltd boss Nick Calavrias.

One man had serious injuries and had to be airlifted to hospital.

Police were unable to find the group of three or four males driving a black car up and down the road.

The November 14 earthquake caused significant damage to the Wellington Port, especially to the container area.

The site where a nine-storey office block once stood on Wellington's Molesworth St is hardly recognisable.

Wellington's Zealandia has just reached another milestone in its efforts to bring wildlife back to the city.

A burst water main in Upper Hutt which caused a "pretty spectacular" fountain of water and hindered the train service has been fixed. A

Traffic is free flowing for holiday-goers on the motorway heading back into Auckland - and we'll keep you posted throughout the evening.

The 67-year-old was a well known businessman and was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2011 for services to business.

New Zealand's most famous teen dad is helping other young parents find their feet by raising cash to send them on leadership courses.

Two lucky Lotto players are each half a million dollars richer after tonight's Lotto draw.

Most people would take a few days off if a gunman stormed into their shop and fired a bullet into the ceiling - but not Bharati Gandhi.

Nikki Kaye has opened up about the aftermath of being diagnosed with breast cancer.