The West Coast may get more than a month's worth of rain in 36 hours.

Drivers were earlier asked to remain patient after a three-car crash led to lengthy traffic delays.

A new water reform plan unveiled by the mayors of Auckland, Christchurch and Waimakariri has received widespread support - and the Government says it is listening.

It could be Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau, Dr Frances Hughes or Tama Potaka who contests the Hamilton West by-election for the National Party.

The PM's comments about the influencers came as the Government announced the suspension of its human rights dialogue with Iran.

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The 28-year-old is accused of concealing a baby's body.

As rain pelted Auckland, firefighter Simon Trye was focused on putting one foot in front of the other, covering 42km in 25kg of kit.

An abuse victim who was wrongly convicted of perjury will appeal her relationship property case, with the court allowing the litigation in the interests of “natural justice”.

The Scoutmaster was considered a friendly father figure but encouraged boys to tramp naked and sexually assaulted them, a court has heard.

Matt McLaughlin says changes to liquor laws are 'undemocratic and unfair.'

There was "an element of grooming" in the Auckland teacher's relationship with a teenager, tribunal finds.

A Nigerian doctor running clinics offering biomagnetic resonance modelling that claim to diagnose an "exact illness and its causes" has been censured by health authorities.

Hordes of costumed families have flocked to an Auckland street famous for its spooky celebrations.

First the bag went, now the humans. Vacuum industry says it is on cusp of huge sales.

Pastor's 'bullet' sermon highlighted limits of human rights protections in hate speech law.

Andrew Clennett, CEO of Hiringa Energy, said they were “happy and relieved” with Justice Christine’s Grice’s ruling, which was released on Monday.

Potential changes to hate speech law have been on the cards for years, after a review in the aftermath of the March 15 terror attacks.

It is billed as one of the country's largest infrastructure projects, but plans to trim back the $1.4 billion rebuild of Dunedin Hospital pose serious concerns.

The units are available for those over 60 who have an ongoing relationship with the marae.