A severe thunderstorm warning has been issues for Christchurch City.

Hamilton school refuses to let girls wear culottes.

Miss Pascoe was trying to calm her newborn down in one arm and shop with the other.

'She said she thought she may have been drugged,' friend testifies.

The students will be prevented from graduating following an overseas placement rort.

Mum-of-three says she wishes her haters nothing but happiness.

It's been a truly uphill battle.

The deaths of two endangered native parrots have been attributed to human error.

Most buildings are liveable within one to three days, company says.

"You have way too much detailed information – unless you personally were involved."

Blaze scorched across more than 4500 hectares as firefighters struggled to catch it.

Stormy cold front passing over NZ brings wild weather, overnight lows forecast to drop.

Rain has been falling in Otago since early this morning.

Errors and penalties in slippery conditions prove costly in rematch with home side.

Ten helicopters with monsoon buckets are being used to tackle a huge blaze.

Police will remain at the school for a few hours to provide 'reassurance'.

Kawerau continued it's scorching temperatures today, hitting 33C.

No public fireworks displays on Guy Fawkes night raises risks of mayhem.

First victory by the Marist side in the annual fixture since 2011.

He was also found with a copy of the Christchurch Mosque shootings.

There's drunk and then there's so drunk you urinate in a police car.

A Dunedin man's passion for gardening may have killed him.

Murray Sarginson was prosecuted after the death of his best friend and business partner.

Malcolm Taylor lost his wife six months ago. Now his home has burnt to the ground.

Once it was over, she took her son, who saw the attack, and retreated to a bedroom.

He stood outside the house shouting, left messages and rang repeatedly.

Almost every appliance in the kitchen was identified by police as stolen.