Three people were killed and 40 people were hurt when the bus plunged down a bank.

The quake struck 30km south-east of Matawai and was rated "strong" by GeoNet.

Gisborne residents capture electrifying footage as thunderstorm rolls through.

The weather is looking calmer at last as New Zealanders head back to work after Easter

Showers are likely for much of the North Island today, according to the MetService.

It came, it was wild, and then it was over. Cyclone Cook has now passed New Zealand.

Cyclone Cook has been one gnarly Easter egg for surfers, offering nine-foot waves today.

Aucklanders were left wondering if the big storm was a fizzer but others felt its force.

White Island saw wind gusts of 200km/h during Cyclone Cook.

The teenager threatened a dairy worker with a "long sharp weapon" and stole some items

New data from Trade Me sees more job vacancies - but the average wage is yet to rise

100 years on, NZ's darkest hour at Passchendaele remembered with commemorative stamps

Ingenious Kiwi venture fixes bicycles to a disused section of the Napier-Gisborne rail.

In his final column, cancer-sufferer Jakob Pyatt spoke from the heart.

Jakob Pyatt was a Gisborne teenager who lost his battle with cancer. the 15-year-old decided to write about his journey through a series called Jakob's Dictionary, featured on Gisborne Herald's youth page, I Am Youth”. You can find his other letters here: http://gisborneherald.co.nz/iamyouth/2037525-135/jakobs-dictionary-entry-two-relief http://gisborneherald.co.nz/iamyouth/2028050-135/ded-i-ca-

Police are awaiting the results of the post-mortem examination.

There were two occupants in the car who suffered moderate to minor injuries, police say.

The winner of a $6.5 million Lotto prize has yet to come forward 12 days after the draw.

The inmate who died at Hawkes Bay Prison on Friday was Kolby Heta.

A Gisborne butchery has pulled out all the stops for St Patrick's Day.

An inquiry has begun into the death of a man this morning in a forestry block in rugged terrain.

It's time to check your wallet, turn out your drawers and dig through that glove box.

The prize was made up of $6m from Powerball first division and $500,000 from Lotto first division.

Double fatality in National Park a family tragedy.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

It'll be a beautiful day in most parts of the North Island today.

Manuka honey industry, enhancing IT and entrepreneurship, and promoting cultural tourism all identified.

Tyson Matenga was evading police when he crashed head-on into an oncoming vehicle.

We've all seen plastic bags being blown down the street. But do you know where they end up?

A body of a person killed in a car crash in a remote patch of Te Urewera is still in the car.