The crash, on the Haast Highway at Karangarua, involved one vehicle.

Three lucky West Coast fishermen survived an early-morning liferaft ordeal in heavy seas.

A mayday call was set off as the fishing boat headed towards shore.

A man has been charged with the drowning deaths of a toddler and 66yo near Harihari.

The latest Ministry of Health targets are a mixed bag this quarter.

Water bottling companies are paying an average 500 times less than ratepayers for water.

The 27-year-old was due back from a solo hunting trip five days ago.

Police are searching for a Swedish hunter who has been missing for two days.

Scientists find high temperatures and the potential for large geothermal resources.

Tyke the tabby has not stopped purring since being found after a long two and a half years

Greymouth bar manager taken to hospital after man sets dog on him.

Bay of Plenty and Gisborne will continue to be hammered by bad weather tonight.

Four teenagers at Nelson College have been caught up in serious bullying incidents.

Vandals slashed the tyres of 30 vehicles in Greymouth, and carved up two sports fields.

Video taken inside the Pike River mine drift four months after deadly explosion.

Fitting town for Coaltown Blues performance. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The man spent a cold, wet night in the bush after getting lost in bad weather.

Whangaparaoa was drenched with nearly five times its normal April rainfall, figures show.

There is more information yet to come to light about Pike River, a victim's mother says.

The body pulled from a car that crashed into the Buller River was that of a man aged 40.

Reports of a car in the Buller River led to a search effort this evening.

Grab the wet weather gear as rain is on its way, and high winds are set to hit.

Several people suffered arsenic poisoning at historic West Coast mine sites, says DOC.

Pike River families say they are being shut out of plans to re-enter the coal mine.

Low-decile schools are slowest to join new a scheme that funds extra teachers

A young rock climber who died tragically on Monday recently told of his love of climbing.

Two Hokitika men had a lucky escape from a fiery microlight crash on Saturday.

Two men have been hurt - one seriously - after a microlight aircraft crash in New Zealand.

There is a $5k reward for anyone who can confirm the South Island kokako is still alive.

Police have released the name of a man who died after a crash near Greymouth on Thursday