Coping with the quake, 3 months on
Thousands of workers have been displaced, building assessment deadlines are not being met and earthquake damage is still only just coming to light in Wellington.
Thousands of workers have been displaced, building assessment deadlines are not being met and earthquake damage is still only just coming to light in Wellington.
An autistic advocacy group says a 4four-year jail term for a Blenheim mother who killed her autistic daughter was "nowhere near enough". Autistic
Supporters of the woman who murdered her severely autistic daughter are organising a nationwide protest against her incarceration.
"When my rage comes I find myself spinning out," single mum Donella Knox wrote.
Ruthless, reckless and surging rage: a mother details the struggle of looking after the severely autistic daughter she later killed.
Solo mum killed daughter after two-decade struggle with her violent outbursts, poverty and feelings of being let down by health system.
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Idiot throwing nails onto highway could face serious charges, warn police.
Two people have been freed from the wreckage of a truck and car collision near Blenheim.
A bush fire which threatened homes near Blenheim this afternoon is being treated as suspicious.
Residents on Gascoyne, Budge, Henderson and Gardiner streets should stay inside, police say.
A woman jailed after she hijacked an Air New Zealand flight is warning she will do it again when she is released.
Firefighters are battling three scrub fires near Blenheim this afternoon.
Missing teenager Alex Petersen has been found safe and well in Blenheim. The 14-year-old had been missing for a week after last being
The parents of a Blenheim teenager who has been missing for a week are desperate to bring their son home safely.
Police are concerned for the safety of a teenage boy missing from Blenheim.
The father of George Anderson, whose body was removed from rural Hangaroa yesterday afternoon, was also a pilot.
Eight properties in Marlborough have been identified as being too badly damaged to be entered.
West Coast police today advised motorists to take extra care when driving through the Lewis Pass and Maruia Valley on SH7 and SH65 as traffic numbers build up.
Police are checking that people have a legitimate reason to be in quake-hit areas.
New aerial photos show there is much work to be done after Monday's 7.8 quake.
A mercy mission into rural quake-hit Marlborough has led to donations for farming communities and offers of help.
WATCH: When Ben Todd saw water rising towards his family home he knew there was only one thing to do.
New Zealand Post is warning that some mail will be delayed in areas hit by this week's earthquakes.
The Clarence River has burst its banks, with residents being told to move to high ground immediately, as aftershocks continue to rock the country.
Scott Watson has always claimed he is innocent of the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope.
A man who was beaten up as he walked home from work says two men attacked him simply because he was wearing a pink shirt.
Victim had been at the intersection when he was confronted by a man holding a knife.
A winemaker is hooked on pinot and the land where it's grown, writes Stephanie Holmes.
A message in a bottle found in the Chatham Islands has helped solve the mystery of another letter in a bottle found on Nelson's Boulder Bank more than a decade ago.