A mother's plea has been answered after her baby's blanket was stolen from a washing line.

Three trampers rescued from steep cliffs near Franz Joseph Glacier.

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.

A Fiordland crested penguin rescued in 2014 will live out its days in a Sydney zoo.

After defying the odds, Gari, a Fiordland Crested Penguin, will make Australia home.

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

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

A man has died after swimming in a river on the West Coast.

A builder's apprentice died in an accident while repiling a bach.

Legal action by Forest & Bird has prompted a U-turn over the proposed Te Kuha coal mine.

18-year-old builder killed in workplace accident on remote West Coast property.

Convicted sex offender Brent John Carpenter living at controversial Gloriavale commune.

Flood-stricken Bay of Plenty among many areas in line to get more wet weather.

Enjoy the sun while you can, rain is back from Wednesday

Trapped Jack Russell Jack has been freed after more than 48 hours in tomo.

A Grey District councillor is mystified about the leak of a personal letter to the mayor.