The alarm was raised just after 9.30pm.

The $30 million Powerball jackpot is the third largest in national lottery history.

Heavy rain and strong winds are set to hit the north of NZ this weekend.

Now's the time to buy if you're looking for your first home: mortgage broker.

An animal welfare group is angry, but DOC says thriving species best left to own devices.

A Nelson man has been charged in relation to the theft of up to $30,000 worth of tools

A person ran from the scene following the stabbing and has not been found.

A front is bringing wet weather to several parts of the country tomorrow.

Four men fell around 4m to the ground when railing gave way at Portage Resort Hotel.

Medical cannabis campaigner Rose Renton faces a hefty sentence if convicted.

A pilot at Nelson Hospital is seeing scalp cooling being tested by breast cancer patients

Labour overtook National in the party vote in 14 seats to reclaim much of its turf.

Researcher says new evidence discredits police informer

An opportunity to buy waterfront property, along with a pub on the land, in Nelson.

It's a cold, wet start to Sunday, with heavy rain warnings and thunderstorms forecast.

Wet weather predicted for much of the country, with Nelson set for a battering.

A man was taken to Nelson Hospital in critical condition after a crash in Golden Downs.

The ERA has ordered a Nelson company to compensate a former employee for unfair dismissal.

Track the electorates that mean the most to the shape of the next Parliament.

Man who shot and killed a kea damaging his property has been convicted and punished.

The sculpture was parked outside Nick Smith's campaign caravan in Nelson today.

Medical cannabis campaigner Rose Renton was behind the rat poison protest.

Alexander Parry, 20, was last seen near Nelson Hospital.

Dr Nick Smith said they rubbed rat poison in his face. The video tells a different tale.

Nuzest director Geoff Ashenden talks star ambassadors and how the business came to be.

Families were in tears after discovering loved ones' headstones cracked or kicked over.

A teacher has been ordered to apologise or pay $100K to a principal for alleging bullying.

For a brief moment, National's Bill English knew what it felt like to be Donald Trump.

Bereaved Kiwis are carrying the shoes of their lost loved ones around the country.

Environment Minister Nick Smith rejects conflict of interest claims over funds for a dam.