There are genuine fears that the Crusaders will have to find a new home for the remainder of Super Rugby season.

Today's deadly Christchurch earthquake could be a sign of further devastation to come, with one seismologist warning that it had increased the likelihood of a large earthquake hitting Wellington.

There are unconfirmed reports a car which crashed near Foxton yesterday killing two people may have earlier been racing another vehicle.

As Louise Reichenbach lay trapped and dying in a crashed car yesterday, she asked friends to tell her younger sister Tammy she was sorry for a fight they had had the previous day and that she "loved her very much".

Auckland's set for a creative feast, says Ann Newbery.

Rising star Dominic Cooper plays dumb in new Brit comedy Tamara Drewe - and brutal in Lee Tamahori's film about the son of Saddam Hussein. By Stephen Jewell.

New Zealand's web creatives came together at the Wellington Events Centre last night for the posh Onyas awards.

Police are yet to make any arrests after Matthew Hall, 35, was found stabbed to death in his bed at his Johnsonville home but they hope CCTV images of Mr Hall on the night he was killed might lead to information from the public.

Police have tracked down the owner of dive gear found floating off Wellington's south coast yesterday.

nzherald.co.nz Mac blogger Mark Webster rounds up day two of Webstock.