More than $500,000 of damage done to heavy machinery at West Cost mining site
Three big trucks, a fuel tanker, a loader and two or three diggers were smashed.
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Boulders plummet near bus, block Haast Pass highway
A big rockfall near Haast has closed an important alpine route.
High-tech air ambulances rolled out
$15 million Airbus H145 choppers start service tomorrow in Christchurch and Dunedin.
Roof from The Cloud ripped to shreds from storm; 1700 lightning strikes
High winds have ripped off a preschool's roof and lightning has struck a tree.
Are NZ helicopters safe enough? Crunch safety talks after series of high-profile crashes
Transport Minister welcomes airline pilots' association offer of help.
Revealed: Gloriavale child sex abuser 'deeply ashamed'
Revelations come after a long legal battle.
Monster waves over 10m expected to thrash west coast
Large waves in addition to king tides will make for some gnarly wave action.
Hokitika baby death: Boy's father denies murder
C.J. Bodhi Brian White-Sinclair died on July 9.
Another person suffered serious injuries
A person has been killed in a crash on the West Coast this morning.
What winter? Weather gods smile on New Zealand again
The dry, mild winter continues, but change is looming.
Kiwi defence force troops help clean West Coast after landfill spill
An estimated 1270 hectares and 64km of coastline have been contaminated.
Reardon cruises home
Whanganui motorcycle ace Seth Reardon plays it cagey to win NZ Enduro title.
Day off from wild weather, but reprieve short-lived
You don't get all that lovely green scenery for nothing, New Zealand. More rain on way.
Going, going, gone? NZ glaciers hit hard by another big melt
NZ's glaciers lose more ice, and scientists give them little chance of recovery this year.
Damaged 1080 trucked 1000km for disposal in Marton landfill
The 1080 bait was damaged during flooding on the West Coast, then taken to the landfill.
Fliers cheat death in glacier crashes
Survivors of Franz Josef Glacier plane crashes shivered overnight and faced long walk out.
Injured climber's rescue delayed by pigeon trouble
Injured climber's 1906 Kiwi crawl to survival foreshadowed 2003 film Touching the Void.
DOC calls in the troops to help clean up West Coast
The Defence Force is going on rubbish duty on the West Coast.
Brrrr, it's chilly this morning
The past six months have been the direst on record for the upper North Island.
Pike River families call for inquiry after 'black box' denial
'It's beggars belief the Police never looked at Scada beyond the first blast.'
Sick crewman to be airlifted from fishing vessel west of Hokitika
The onboard doctor advised the man needed hospital treatment.
Mothers ask PM to review double murders
Two mothers appeal for review of double murderer's case.
Pike River Mine re-entry: Team edge towards second seal 170m inside
Slow progress as experts comb mine where 29 men died in November 2010 disaster.
DoC asks for sightings of whale tangled in line
The whale was last spotted at the tip of the South Island, and is likely heading north.
Pop stars inspire Gloriavale member to escape, pursue music career
Former Gloriavale member chases pop music career after clandestine listening on FM radio.
NZ First turns sour on Westland Milk
NZ First is "deeply concerned" over conflict of interest allegations made about Westland.
Body of missing jet boater washes up on West Coast beach
A local fisherman found the body on a remote beach on the West Coast this morning.
Man, dog, rescued after trapped in cave for three hours
Emergency services were called to the scene near Limestone Track around 3pm.
Remembering NZ's third deadliest earthquake 90 years ago
The 1929 Murchison earthquake's victims were mostly killed by landslides.
Meet John Lennon's Kiwi family: 'I sipped whisky in Beatles' hotel'
Beatles John Lennon and Ringo Starr met extended family members in Wellington in 1964.
'They knew what they were doing': Gold thieves hit West Coast mines
The thieves made off with gold and left hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
Killing spree made goldfields look like the Wild West
The Burgess gang committed the Maungatapu murders on goldfields track in Marlborough.
Big chill set to follow wild winds which left thousands without power
Wrap up warm New Zealand, the chilly weather isn't taking a break anytime soon.