It's going to be so hot tomorrow in some parts of NZ you'd think it was summer.

Culling of 5000 cattle on the infected farms in South Island has begun.

Fire investigator is furious, says it's time for a public debate over fireworks.

Labour plans to re-enter the Pike mine by March 2019.

Matthew John Woods, 43, is connected with an 18-month crime spree across Canterbury.

SH1 north of Kaikoura will only operate during daylight hours when it reopens, says NZTA.

November is usually West Coast's wettest month, but this year sunblock is in high demand.

This week will be nothing like last week's wild thunder storms

Kate Scott, of Bannockburn was delighted when she was named as a Nuffield scholar.

Man smashed ex-girlfriend's partner's car, house before speeding through busy suburbs.

A dry spell is developing across New Zealand that could last into December.

Owner of a Four Square store is pleading with customers to check their Lotto tickets.

Rabbit numbers on the Moeraki Peninsula have exploded, reaching "plague" proportions.

A Dunedin schoolgirl has sustained ''moderate injuries'' in an alleged assault.

A person has died following a car crash on the West Coast this afternoon.

The boy's parents described the room - which measured 1.3m x 1.8m - as "barbaric".

Desperate to make some cash to feed his P addiction, he got into a car outside Macca's.

Bessie Pearson has no health problems and "feels on top of the world".

Tristram Clayton reports live from the dawn ceremony in Kaikoura.

Justine Tyerman is a wee bit fussy when it comes to views - as the receptionist discovers.

The outlook for the rest of November is stunning for most of New Zealand.

William Andrews' family have waited almost four years for answers about his death.

Police call for help after a person was attacked outside a Christchurch Burger King.

A "mind-blowing" plan to develop Dunedin's Steamer Basin gets widespread support.

The woman was stuck in an inflatable boat in the middle of the lake, without a lifejacket.

Incidents are part of a spate of crashes on New Zealand roads today; Otira highway closed

Mum overcome with relief as firefighters rescued her sweating 2-year-old daughter.

Marcus Tucker died after a brutal and sustained attack. Who was he?

The North Island can expect rain and wind, but the South Island misses the brunt of it.

Petrol prices have taken a hike around the country, but some places have fared better.