MetService warns of heavy bursts of rain, as weather system moves west to east.

From Northland to Gisborne, communities are scrambling to keep themselves and their possessions safe against the weather.

Guests were evacuated from the Hotel Grand Chancellor on on Wellesley Street on Wednesday night

Heavy rain, downpours and severe gales will continue for many areas into tomorrow.

Four Kiwi women established a new standard by shearing 1938 lambs in eight hours in a South Otago woolshed.

Debbie Gray's social media plea to help her father brought out the best in the local community.

An Official Information Act response released to the Labour Party reveals the department recorded 575 code reds between January and October.

Jack Oliver-Hood, 37, was a lawyer who worked on the high-profile murder appeals of Mark Lundy and Gail Maney.

The Privacy Commissioner says it is clear an investigation is needed given the scale of the incident.

Liam, 23, was last seen on Watson and Walton Street in Bulls between 11am and 2pm on 19 January.

Whitewater rafts have been searching a section of the Mahurangi River.

A woman rescued by kayak from the deck of her home says she has never seen flooding like it.

Rays from the biggest solar storm of the last couple of decades hit the Earth overnight, causing aurora visible in both the north and south extremes of the globe.

The crash is at the intersection of SH25A and SH26.

The road is open after the crash.

Staff at the facility missed a major red flag the 20-year-old's bowel had ruptured.

Calls for Asians to be deported and threats of physical violence are among some of the latest comments.

Up to 350mm of rain is expected to fall north of Tolaga Bay overnight.