Aucklanders and North Islanders now shivering as temperatures plummet in winter storm.

'I'm fine, but there's a tree in the house'.

The family of a young Kiwi who died in a Japanese hospital are demanding change.

Reitu Nobel Harris, the founding president of Black Power, has died.

Passengers sitting on the floor, vomit bags and full bathrooms.

Afternoon and evening services from Wellington and Picton are affected.

Engineering geologist Dr Chris Massey discusses the slip that blocked SH1 into Wellington.

Motorists heading into the capital this morning were confronted by a 10km traffic jam.

Team NZ sailors Blair Tuke and Peter Burling were given the royal treatment in Parliament.

As the country braces for four days of atrocious weather, one person doesn't seem to mind.

Josh Leadbetter was out for an afternoon swim in Eastbourne when he drowned.

The driver had flown back to NZ that day and may have gone up to 22 hours without sleep.

There may not have been a winner on-field, but NZ's tourism sector is toasting to success.

The hospital is to be funded by local property developer Mark Dunajtschik.

Shallow tremor strikes south of Paraparaumu.

A Blenheim youth, who was adopted as a boy, is cycling 1100km to help kids in state care.

Water-tech company Refil has launched its universal water filter on Kickstarter.

The life jackets played a part in preventing tragedy, police say.

Blood was smeared across a car near the area where a man was found with stab wounds.

COMMENT: Amy Adams has splashed $130m on housing packages in a few days.

The 4.4 magnitude quake was felt as far away as Auckland.

Captain Mike Pryce has retired as Wellington's harbourmaster after nearly 30 years.

The America's Cup is getting a heroes welcome in Wellington.

More than half of Hutt City Council's public artworks have sustained "preventable damage".

Nearly 750,000 pages of Parliamentary debates in NZ have been published online.

Top NZ entrepreneurs warn education system needs to change to keep up with digital world.

Harding will return for shows in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.

Thousands of Lions fans will make their way to Auckland in a convoy for the final test.

Rugby fans are out and about in Wellington despite the blustery weather this afternoon.

The weather gods are not shining on New Zealand this weekend.