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Live: Wet weekend - electrical storm threat for Coromandel, Auckland north
There's no respite from the bad weather with thunderstorms forecast Saturday
Quake tsunami destroys boats on Lake Taupō: 150 aftershocks rock North Island after 5.6 tremor
The quake and scores of aftershocks made for a sleepless night and left a trail of damage.
Snow in Wellington, giant wave warning - storm surging north
Low temperatures, snow and large waves unleashed across New Zealand today.
No jab, no job: The company where all new staff need Covid vaccine
Those wanting to get a job with Arvida must agree to have a Covid vaccination.
Tragedy at crossing: Husband killed, wife fighting for life after celebrating All Blacks win at pub
New Plymouth couple Keith and Lou Roebuck were on SH1 in Tokoroa when tragedy struck.
Kiwi survives horror dragging behind ute
After a miracle on McGregor Rd, Boss Pomare's kids are planning his wedding to their mum.
Edgecumbe clean-up will be huge job - Mayor
People are still holed up in homes in isolated communities unable to go anywhere.
NGO the go-to agency in cyberbullying
Online safety champion NetSafe will head a new agency as the Government rolls out the second part of a plan targeting bullies on the net.
Naked photos shared against their will
Nearly half of female students spoken to in a new survey said they had had an embarrassing photo put online against their will last year.
Govt acts to tackle cyberbullying
A generation of young New Zealanders faces serious mental health risks from an alarming rise in cyberbullying.
Teens bent on mayhem 'to blame'
An expert is warning an underground group of cyber teens bent on causing mayhem may be behind the spate of hoax bomb threats causing havoc in schools.