A widespread burst of thunderstorms brought over 1300 lightning flashes within an hour.

New Plymouth District Council is blaming a sewer pipe blockage on a 60-tonne piece of fat.

The new trails are expected to bring in an extra 40,000 tourists to the area.

Horizons councillors seek regional co-operation on climate change.

And September and October are not looking too great either.

"This is not the right look to encourage the right sort of people," Craig Baylis said.

Shaun Keenan served as a police officer for more than 20 years prior to the offending.

Black Ferns to stay dry, but showers will set in during the Bledisloe Cup test tonight.

Last month Rob lost his wife to bowel cancer. Here he tells her story, and urges changes.

Public Health Unit working to determine where patient may have been while contagious.

A 49-year-old woman has been charged with murder in New Plymouth.

Brenda Reuben urges anyone with information about her daughter's death to contact police.

A Taranaki tornado, container-toppling winds in Auckland, and now – alien hailstones.

"I've never experienced anything like it. It was very, very scary," says shocked resident.

A Taranaki farmer has described how a tornado tore through his house.

There's snow and heavy rain warnings and watches across a large swathe of the country.

"If you listen to police instruction you will not be harmed," the officer said.

Snow and bitter cold to batter alps and Queenstown, while huge waves to hit near Auckland.

The opening round of the Hawke's Bay elite basketball league offers snapshot of favourites

"Sadly, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Fire and Emergency New Zealand issued a second alarm response to the blaze.

Kuvarji says local politics lacks community perspective. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Motorists have been warned to avoid the area.

Canterbury and Otago are set to be battered with 70mm of rain over the next 24 hours.

There's no way in hell Brittany Nawani will ever use an electric blanket again, she says.

Litisha Cleave, who just turned 30, has just six months to live due to her breast cancer.

The old Patea post office building could deliver a 10.8 per cent return on investment.