Search for missing woman Melissa Ewings scaled back after phone found.

Teacher who admitted sexually abusing male students to face Parole Board in November.

Cause of huge leak 'won't be known until they ... dig it up and repair it', council says.

Icy winds will round out the month, with some in the South Island in for a freezing night.

Phone tracked to within 100m of Melissa Ewings' house - but no sign of her.

Melissa Ewings, 31, hasn't been seen for eight days despite an extensive police search.

Authorities are taking no chances with Auckland Harbour Bridge as gales threaten.

Snow and cold winds will make travelling difficult and stress livestock.

Anxious Auckland parents are still wary about sending kids back to school.

Some say the move could have New Zealand looking like Coronation Street.

Rain will hit the country from Tuesday and see out the week.

Christchurch to Eketahuna - The Road Ahead visits the centre of power in New Zealand.

Sometimes it's more fun to go in search of adventure.

Cruise in the Marlborough Sounds and top it off with fresh seafood and local sauv blanc.

The best places to visit in this sunny South Island region.

Thank you, weather gods.

Frosty start to give way to fine weather for most of New Zealand.

Pacific fruit workers who arrived here before Covid broke out are finally going home.

A two-car crash occurred at 6.50.

Firefighters battled three house fires overnight.

Two people have been killed in road accidents overnight.

Geoff Chapple, founder of Te Araroa Trail, takes on Marlborough's Queen Charlotte Track.

He lives on a secret island, flies in private aircraft and has 230,000 fans online.

The murder convictions of Scott Watson have long divided Kiwis.

Scott Watson granted an appeal to rehear conviction in 20-year-old murder case.

They're trying to prove their 'tiny house' - two units pushed together - is a vehicle.