KiwiRail had already paid an insurance payment of $95,000 to its worker.

Snow is replaced by sunshine as the country welcomes a stretch of fine weather.

Parts of the South Island are waking to a chilly but stunning winter wonderland.

Hundreds without power in homes and businesses as wild weather ramps up.

An overview of the Whanganui electorate. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

KiwiRail and local contractor faces hefty fines after accident.

Two fraudulent loans totalling $784,000 were secured against several properties.

Snow could fall to 300m in Dunedin this evening, strong winds affect lower North Island.

There's more good news for skiers and snowboarders.

Western parts of the country are in for some decent rain from Sunday.

Two robots have been recovered from the Pike River mine.

The allegations relate to sexual offending.

Man gets community work sentence for taking toheroa from Northland beach.

One part of the country has received 82mm of rain in the last 24 hours.

The crash happened in Rapahoe, north of Greymouth.

Significant cultural and historical areas of the West Coast to be promoted thanks to PGF.

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The accident occurred on the same road at the Pike River memorial.

Our good run of weather had to come to an end.

West Coast police have cracked down on organised crime in the region over the past month.

Attendance shows south-to-north pattern: 90 per cent in deep south, 75 per cent in north.

Wild weather across the country has downed power lines, caused slips and flooding.

Schools are officially open again - but many are not expecting any students.

The golden weather is coming to an wet and chilly end for some.

"We continue to endure great pain … We feel this loss deeply."

Police have referred the death to the coroner.

Refrigerated units snapped up by scrambling health officials.