Christchurch and Banks Peninsula are being lashed by heavy rain as the wild weather moves south, causing flooding in Akaroa.

Banks Peninsula is under an orange heavy rain warning, with a further 70 to 100 millimetres of rain predicted.

The psychiatrist, author and former TV presenter says in these “extremely trying times” we have never needed more resources.

Nationally, more than half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households in remote areas of Australia experience food insecurity.

No-one gave the victim first-aid or called emergency services after he was shot - and his head, legs and arms are still ...

Hamish Kerr has claimed New Zealand's highest sporting honour at the 63rd Halberg Awards in Auckland, after achieving heights in his career that no other Kiwi high jumper has reached. Kerr has won the ...

Heavy rain and wind is hitting the capital, flooding streets in Lower Hutt, closing multiple schools, cutting off power, and bringing trees and debris down in the city. Meanwhile, the entire ...

The latest 1News Verian poll has National down 2 points to 34 percent and Labour down 3 points to 32 percent. The Green Party is up 4 points on 11 percent, New Zealand First up 1 point on 10 percent, ...

Judge Ema Aitken is before the panel accused of yelling at Winston Peters during an event at Auckland's Northern Club in ...

Grace Guo says she was awake through the night as the Pohangina River threatened to breach its banks, until the call came at ...

The government has confirmed there will be an independent review looking into the Moa Point treatment plant failure.