MetService has issued heavy rain watches for Buller and the Richmond and Bryant ranges - clearing late morning and this afternoon. A sunny day's ahead for the North Island, however, with occasional ...

Israel is banning dozens of major aid organisations, including some of the world's best-known charities, from working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, saying they failed to meet new registration ...

A law change taking effect today - ends enrolment on voting day. It will also ban prisoners casting a ballot - and allow larger anonymous political donations. Commission Chief Electoral Officer, Karl ...

Police have taken a statement after he was discharged from hospital. The driver of the stationary truck involved in the crash has been declared wanted, after reportedly fleeing the scene. Joshua is ...

They were the sole occupant of a vehicle that crashed at the intersection of State Highway 26 and Cadman Road at Tirohia, just after 12.30am.

Police are treating the death as unexplained - and the highway is closed between West Coast and Makarau Roads for scene examination. Meanwhile, a person's died in an early morning single-vehicle crash ...

Energy Minister Simon Watts says the deal reached by Genesis with other main gentailers - Mercury, Meridian and Contact -- ...

Council approval's now required for owners and commercial walkers to walk groups of five-to-12 dogs in public. Visible ID must be displayed on their walks. Regulatory and Safety Committee Chair ...

Speaking on behalf of the Martyn family, ex-Australia teammate Adam Gilchrist confirmed his friend was receiving treatment. Martyn played 67 tests for Australia between 1992 and 2006 - he was also ...

ACC data shows over the past five years, New Year's Day accidents have prompted more than 27-thousand claims. New Years Eve take second place, with nearly 23-thousand injury reports. ACC Injury ...

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is warning travellers entering the EU's Schengen area — a zone of 29 European countries allowing free movement — to anticipate travel delays as more ...

A small number of Australians have been killed in Ukraine since fighting escalated almost four years ago. Russian forces also captured Victorian teacher Oscar Jenkins while he was serving in Ukraine's ...