Here comes the rain - Kiwis brace for a wet Sunday in the North Island.

Get the raincoats and umbrellas out, it's going to be a wet and thundery Sunday.

'Someone's going to need to put in a lot of money to renovate it'.

Police have warned fans watching tomorrow's Tonga v Kiwis game to be on best behaviour.

It's looking good tomorrow, but rain's on the way for some on Sunday.

Families of the people killed and injured in a train crash are being helped to get visas.

At -25.6C, New Zealand's coldest day, in 1903, caused frostbite and burst bottles.

Teihi Whaanga died after falling from a ladder while repairing a container in the port.

Forensic examination of "scene of interest" in Mohaka Village near Wairoa.

Auckland is forecast to drop from a high of 17C today to 14C by Tuesday.

Meeting moviestars and juggling politics, it's been an eventful year for Neve.

Police have made an arrest.

Darren Myers had been missing for 11 days.

Gentler forecast on the cards: "We have had some pretty wild weather over the past week."

Wrap up warm New Zealand, the chilly weather isn't taking a break anytime soon.

Outages were caused by strong winds causing lines to clash.

South-westerly winds mean a miserable start to the weekend for many, but change is coming.

The tornadoes destroyed a deck, flipped a caravan and ripped roofing iron off houses.

One skifield reported a dump of 75 centimetres.

About 50 searchers are looking for the man missing in the Tararua Ranges.

Missing man had been due to finish tramp through Northern Crossing at noon yesterday.

Temperatures dipped below zero overnight as snow blanketed parts of New Zealand.

Govt plans to scrap school donations in some schools mean huge inequities - principals.

Rescue helicopters have been dispatched to the scene of two separate crashes.

NZTA is asking motorists to follow the directions of emergency services

Almost every single part of the country is experiencing warmer than average temperatures.

"I near fell off my chair" - principal's response when told work starts straightaway.

The highest price in Wellington today was $2.35 for 91.

Police commend the bravery of victims who came forward to make a complaint.

The incident took place in the early hours of the morning last Wednesday.