A 4.9-magnitude quake which struck deep under the sea floor was felt by thousands, from Nelson to Taranaki. Read...

The driver killed at the scene of a car versus train crash in South Wairarapa on Thursday has now been named. Police have identified him as Godwell Mahowa, aged 58, from Lower Hutt.Mahowa died after his car collided with a train... Read...

The person who died in a crash between a car and a train in South Wairarapa on Thursday was Godwell Mahowa, from Lower Hutt. Read...

The effects of three days of wild weather are still being felt with roads closed and boil water notices in place across parts of the lower South Island. Read...

Parts of the South Island already drenched by yesterday`s deluge are in for more rain today. Thunderstorms in parts of the lower South Island sparked flooding and slips that closed state highways and caused havoc for holidaymakers.... Read...

Search and rescue volunteers have been called in to assist police looking for Mika Quinn?, who was last seen in Lower Hutt, before her car was found at a Wellington south coast beach. Read...

Police have concerns for the safety of Mika Quinn who was last seen in Lower Hutt on December 27, before her car was found at a Wellington south coast beach. Read...

A crash in the lower North Island near Levin has closed State Highway 1.Motorists are asked to take alternative routes. The crash occurred when a vehicle hit an overbridge in Ohau, just south of Levin, just before 10am near Parakawau... Read...

By RNZ Covid-19 has caused economic pain throughout the country, but nowhere more than the lower South Island where the number of people on the Jobseeker benefit has increased.Unsurprisingly tourist mecca Queenstown Lakes has... Read...

Covid-19 has caused economic pain throughout the country, but nowhere more than the lower South Island where the number of people on the Jobseeker benefit has increased. Read...