Housing Minister Megan Woods also accused the MP of "scaremongering" and "being racist."

'I should have hugged her tighter the last time I saw her.'

Many parts of New Zealand has seen a whole lot of snow today.

The man's foster father says he feels 'betrayed and upset'.

Herald senior journalist Kurt Bayer went along for the ride.

The two-year project cost $60 million with around 250 workers at its peak.

A Dunedin man has been released on parole after he 'impressed' the Parole Board.

200g-300g of meth had a street value of about $160,000 to $240,000.

Rug up warm, the cold is here to stay, with snow warnings out in force for many areas.

Boy, 9, was stabbed to death on his bedroom floor and found by his mother.

Daniel Cameron had been paid to babysit the child on at least 10 previous occasions.

One part of the country has received 82mm of rain in the last 24 hours.

What to do in Arrowtown when you're just passing through.

A family tells of their terror as the wild weather of the past two days starts to settle.

Police said inquiries are still ongoing to determine circumstances of crash.

Emergency services were called to the scene around 7pm.

Wrap up warm if you're in the South - some places are seeing -10C temperatures today.

Regions reliant on tourism will bear brunt of sluggish recovery from Covid lockdown.

A number of heavy rain watches are in place around the country.

The Hogeboom family had lived in Milton for four years. Then things changed.

Temperatures along the east coast of the South Island are unseasonably warm today.

Residents shiver in temperatures as low as -9.9C after lights go out at 7am.

Victim of attempted murder says she forgives her ex-boyfriend.

Department of Conservation investigating the incident.

Music venue The Cook could have a new name within a week.

Finding the beauty in the small, the rural and the unexpected.

The high-ranking officer will keep his identity secret until trial.

Middlemarch has registered New Zealand's coldest June temperature since 2015.