A front moved up the country, bringing with it plenty of rain.

Staying up into the early hours, braving strong nor'west winds and mosquitos, Ekant Veer snapped the perfect shot of a comet over Canterbury.

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The motorway is open again after emergency services were called to a two-car crash around 1pm.

New Zealand’s No 1 player Rubin Statham is looking to win the Te Anau Tennis Invitational for the sixth time on Wednesday.

'She was simply brilliant' - Kiwi writers lament the loss of author Keri Hulme, who proved the value of New Zealand's stories on the global stage.

Spectacular fight for line honours up the Derwent River in store as testing light winds replace storm conditions in bow-to-bow action.

Nine runs to win off six balls, and Nathan Smith pulls a stunner out of his bag of tricks.

Motorists on SH1 leaving Wellington faced delays of up to an hour for much of Tuesday.

Traffic calming worked, but has run its course at He Ara Kotahi bridge approach.

A women's leisurewear shop is a location of interest but there are no new Covid-19 cases in Canterbury, despite the busy start to the holiday season.

One person has been flown by helicopter to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition.

Black Caps opener falls cheaply in Mount Maunganui in an appearance designed to test his readiness for the first test starting on Saturday.

Police were called to a crash in Albany, on Auckland's North Shore, at 3.25pm.

She was missing for four days, but this morning, Princess Titiara was found. Now, says her owner: "The house is back how it should be."

But inquiries into the circumstances of the Maraenui 'incident' are ongoing.

Ōhakea residents have been drinking bottled water for two years and must wait a little longer before their new clean water supply is ready.

Expert Dr Siouxsie Wiles said Tuesday's low case numbers are due to a drop in testing over Christmas, and a truer picture will emerge after New Year.

All 132 Covid-19 tests processed from Gisborne since Christmas Eve have been negative.

Hulme, whose 1984 book The Bone People won widespread critical acclaim, died two days after Christmas at the age of 74.