New ZealandFlooded roads leave Gisborne virtually isolatedHeavy rain has left Gisborne virtually cut off, with surface flooding closing roads and forcing the evacuation of homes.13 Oct 08:23 PM
New Zealand'Extreme caution' urged as heavy rains persistHeavy rain is lashing the North Island's East Coast, leaving dozens of homes without power and closing rural schools and roads.13 Oct 07:16 AM
New ZealandHomes evacuated as rain lashes Gisborne regionSchools have closed, houses are without power and homes have been evacuated as rain continues to lash the Gisborne region.13 Oct 02:33 AM
New ZealandSnow falling in Waikato, Bay of PlentyThe icy southerly sweeping up the North Island has brought snow to the hills around Waikato and the Bay of Plenty and in some paddocks.11 Oct 01:42 AM
New ZealandNZ set for warmer than usual weather - NIWANIWA's latest seasonal outlook predicts temperatures in all regions are likely to be above average from October to December.30 Sep 01:29 AM
EconomyGovt didn't look at environment when awarding oil permitOfficial documents show the Government did not consider the environment when awarding an East Cape off shore oil exploration permit.20 Aug 12:00 AM
New ZealandParents join plea for help to find sonJessica and Damon Ward today appealed for people to take five minutes to check all around their properties in case their "curious little boy" had got lost and taken shelter.19 Aug 07:11 AM
New ZealandPolice again check river for missing boyA police dive squad is again scouring the Waimata River as the search for missing four-year-old Gisborne boy Lucas Ward enters its third day.19 Aug 12:10 AM
New ZealandPolice scour river, streets for missing four-year-oldThe frantic mother of a Gisborne preschooler was last night clinging to the hope her boy is alive, more than 40 hours after he vanished.18 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandPolice 'increasingly concerned' about missing boyGisborne residents are being urged to search their properties for Lucas Ward, 4.18 Aug 06:44 AM
New ZealandMissing boy, 4, known to 'wander off'The police dive squad is searching a Gisborne river close to the home where a four-year-old boy disappeared yesterday.17 Aug 11:15 PM
KahuNgati Porou historian diesRespected Ngati Porou kaumatua and historian, Dr Te Kapunga Matemoana Dewes, known as 'Koro', has died.17 Aug 10:34 PM
New ZealandFamily hunts through night for lost boy, 4Lucas Ward's family 'just turned around and he wasn't there', police say. Photo / NZPA17 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandMass arrests after all-in gang brawlA man was shot in the face and 24 arrests made after a violent gang brawl in the Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa this morning.10 Aug 05:12 AM
