Further deaths of disabled will occur if services not better funded, review says.

Roads could be affected a low pressure system brings wind and rain to the North Island.

Petone Working Men's Club was one spot hit with flooding inside the bar.

Police did have concerns for the 13-year-old's safety in the cold conditions.

Retired High Court judge Sir Graham Panckhurst will review the Scott Watson case.

Blenheim schoolgirl Faith Vincent who was missing overnight has been found safe and well.

Faith Vincent, 13, did not come home from school yesterday.

Otago town Ranfurly takes week's record for coldest place at -9.1C.

Roger Thomas Stevenson had been out on a charter boat with his friends.

Devonport navy base a "magical piece of land"

Security company said dump site looked like a crime scene.

Police seek information after dozens of animal carcasses found dumped in Marlborough.

'Typically, when Auckland gets cold, the rest of the country also suffers'.

A Queenstown woman ill with measles travelled while infectious.

Ten of the worst: the misery inflicted in New Zealand by rain, wind and snow

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.

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.

Blenheim Airport recorded 199mm, or four times the normal amount of rain for the area.

Polytech and vocational training leaders meet in Manukau tomorrow to map a survival plan.

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.