"I told my children and everyone started crying. We just couldn't believe it."

Police were notified about 5.55pm on Tuesday when they had not arrived as expected.

Three injured in crash just out of Christchurch.

A Dunedin man knocked back five gin and tonics before crashing his BMW into three cars.

Expiring work visas and a dearth of international tourists is taking a toll on gyms.

A 23-year-old man died while free-diving at a popular Catlins snorkelling spot on Sunday.

Columba College pupil Lucy Williams died on Boxing Day.

Will a Southland town be the hottest place in New Zealand on Tuesday?

Places guaranteed to delight the young and the young at heart.

They'd earlier dared each other to eat worms, lick spiders and taste plants.

The Bay of Plenty is the area at greatest risk of hail storms this afternoon.

The lack of chimneys didn't stop Santa from making one baby's Christmas special.

Out of the 10 weeks away, four of those have been spent in managed isolation.

Father of two 'hurt' following racist attack on his sons' school.

Police expect to lay further charges in due course.

A police spokeswoman said one car was said to have rolled and one person was trapped.

Marine and Motorhome Dunedin owner Garry Hornby said he had "nothing left" to sell.

The snow is expected to mostly fall on Boxing Day.

The change in fire season came into effect at 8am on Thursday.

Each year they leave their homes and fly to feeding grounds across the Pacific Ocean.

It has been a decade since Timothy Wallis, 26, went missing.

The Race Relations Commissioner has condemned two recent racist attacks in NZ.

An emotional "celebration of life" has been held today.

"Traditionally mead is a sort of desert style wine, very sweet and high in alcohol."

Both earthquakes were about 50km north-east of Akaroa.