By RNZ Towns trying to save their medical services can take a boost, and a warning, from Dannevirke.The lower North Island town is better off than those that have lost their medical services completely - but the free ones it... Read...

NZ Post has opened a new `super depot` in Wellington, the first automated processing hub in the lower North Island, fit with state-of-the-art sorting technology to make processing parcels faster.NZ Post chief executive David Walsh... Read...

Another another chilly day is in store across much of the country as a polar blast dumped snow and closed roads in the South Island, and the freezing weather swept into the lower North Island. Read...

A strong 5.8 earthquake has rattled the top of the South Island, and lower North Island tonight. Read...

A deep 5.8 earthquake has rattled the top of the South Island, and lower North Island tonight. Read...

A light earthquake near Rotorua was felt across the eastern and lower North Island on Sunday evening.Geonet reported the 4.5 magnitude quake struck at 11.09 10km east of Rotorua, describing its shaking as `weak`.It was a deep... Read...

Snow and ice in the South Island has closed highways as the cold weather system moves north, rain is hitting the lower North Island and fog at Auckland Airport is expected to cause delays. Read...

It`s another wet and windy weekend for parts of the country as a front moves across the South Island and towards the Lower North Island. While Auckland will be seeing fog again this morning, Metservice meteorologist Paul Ngamanu... Read...

Six prisoners were on the roof of the youth unit since Monday afternoon. Read...

An unsettled northwesterly wind is bringing heavy rain to parts of central and lower North Island today, as conditions in the South begin to ease.MetService has placed a heavy rain watch for eastern Bay of Plenty, Tongariro and... Read...