There was some sex, a little violence, home improvements and some intimate dining-in - it could have been any night of reality television but in fact these scenarios were being played out among the kotuku.

Jim Salinger lost his job for allegedly ignoring a Niwa policy against speaking to the media without approval.

Sacked NIWA scientist Jim Salinger says a call made to Jim Hickey was not in a professional capacity, as NIWA alleges, a therapist tells the ERA.

A woman charged with the manslaughter of a West Coast publican is being blocked from returning home by angry locals.

A severe weather warning is issued for the lower North Island while police warn of surface flooding in Auckland.