Rescuers dedicated their time to saving unconscious and delirious patients from danger.

Today's Cook Strait ferries won't sail in waves averaging over 6m.

A teenage paraglider has a serious leg injury after crashing at Picton.

A crash between a car and a truck has closed SH 1 near Redwood Pass Rd.

A German tourist stopped himself from being swept downstream by clinging to his pack.

Clubs are closing but it's not an epidemic, says Clubs NZ chief executive Larry Graham.

Coroner and police reject family's allegations of foul play over missing boat captain.

Villa Maria has been named on a list of the world's most admired wine brands.

Wellington house prices have dropped while the national average stays put.

Wet and wild weather to hit almost a week after ex-Cyclone Gita.

The storm has split in two and continues to ravage Canterbury and the lower South Island.

Flights have been cancelled and roads are closed as Cyclone Gita begins to be felt.

The 26 students will hunker down in cabins during the cyclone.

Powerful swells, rain and winds are pounding NZ - and there are seven states of emergency.

Marlborough and West Coast camps fill up as tourists seek a safe haven before the storm.

Marlborough, Nelson and Tasman are bracing for the arrival of Cyclone Gita.

A rescue helicopter has been dispatched to a car crash at Smiths Overbridge near Blenheim.

Aucklanders are being warned of surface flooding and streams rising rapidly.

Montana wines has ditched Kiwi grapes for Aussie ones to save money.

You think it's been hot so far this summer? Wait till tomorrow.

The robber draws a vicious-looking knife than proceeds to plunder the shop of its till.

The trees are believed to have been cut down so campers could have sea views.

A truck crash has closed SH63 between Kawatiri and Renwick in the Tasman district.

Heavy winds are set to batter the lower half of the country until mid-afternoon.

7.5 metre waves recorded off Wellington; firefighters deal with 543 weather-related calls.

Quake-repaired Kaikoura road shut by weather

Police say thoughts with family of 25-year-old free diver reported missing on Tuesday.

New Zealand's notoriously fickle weather will behave for most tomorrow night.

Paymark's sales data also hints at what you might get in your stocking this year.

A man who died when his tractor rolled had just helped rescue a mate.