The alarm was raised at 2.20pm after the man went missing at Slope Point, Southland.

Dayna Cunningham went from 172kg to 98kg in a move that changed his life for the better.

The brief reprieve in weather is short-lived as more nastiness arrives tomorrow.

Brief reprieve in weather before new round of nastiness arrives tomorrow.

In the latest events, public toilets were smashed and plastered with human faeces.

Friends say Beckenridge talked about taking Mike to Asia before they disappeared.

Storms, supply issues have hampered the Hump Ridge track's inclusion.

The West Coast to Otago-Queenstown route is closed after torrential rain.

Queenstown residents instead booked a stay at the Holiday Inn out of their own pocket.

School hols, Warriors' Brisbane match and South Island weather combine for maximum chaos.

Landslides and heavy floodwaters have forced residents to evacuate.

Roads are flooded and water is threatening homes across the southern region.

The man, dubbed Invercargill's answer to Banksy, has been accused of wilful damage.

Parts of the South Island will reach 25C.

Jonty Simi Waddell was four times the legal limit when he crashed his car into a house.

A blustery and wet forecast had put a dampener on the planned celebrations.

'I have very real concerns that you don't appear to accept what you’ve done.'

The blaze sparked in the child's bedroom; family said he was dragged out of the inferno.

The Southland schoolboys also snaffled the Moascar Cup off Westlake.

A series of fronts is headed up the country.

Paul Jones said looking into the investigation is not going to fix anything.

The 3-year-old was found face up in a small town’s oxidation pond 1.2km from home.

Police said an officer was 'carrying out duties in the area' when the car got stuck.

An infrequent visitor has popped by Auckland today - the sun. But will it stick around?

Robert William Hewitt died after being attacked by the bull at his property in Gore.