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.

It hasn't been ratified yet but the terms of New Zealand's free trade deal with India have been agreed on, even though the details are somewhat mysterious.

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.

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

It hasn't been ratified yet but the terms of New Zealand's free trade deal with India have been agreed on, even though the details are somewhat mysterious. Audio ...

The Wānaka freeskier has qualified for the final of the big air at the Winter Olympics, saying it was an honour to be there.

A prisoner with a burst appendix was told it was a stomach bug, and waited six days to be admitted to hospital for surgery.

The six-monthly company reporting season is about to start, with high hopes that earnings will start to reflect the ...