Shandelle Battersby checks into a one-bedroom Seaview Cottage, overlooking the harbour.

The East Coast is the place to be to avoid a barrage of bad weather this weekend.

Queenstown man denies wounding infant with intent when he broke his son's ribs and arm.

No more tipple with your trim - police crack down on hairdressers.

He is still officially an MP on a $160,000-a-year salary, and he's leaving the country.

The country's top police and detector dogs have been crowned at the national champs.

An 80-year-old woman is dead following a collision between a car and a van.

There would be Alps. Snow. A dining car, and possibly dodgy travelling companions...

Local says the bridge was "beyond its use-by date" and there had been previous crashes.

Police say the crash could've been much worse if the driver hadn't veered into a ditch.

A family of 17 are trapped overnight because of an avalanche.

Bad weather is creeping across the country.

A 4.3 magnitude earthquake has struck in Canterbury.

Toilets in Canterbury have been nominated as the country's nicest loos.

Canterbury farmer Matthew Woods charged with string of rural thefts and burglaries

Reprise of destructive thunderstorms and tornadoes could hit parts of both Islands.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash on SH1 at Pareora on Saturday

It's going to be a wild 24 hours in the west.

"Take me to your leader", UFO house on the market in Dunedin gathers high interest.

Springs starts with a bang with heavy rain and winds slamming into western regions.

Tourist caused a fiery head-on crash near when driving on the wrong side of the road.

Colin Bouwer says it wife's death was an assisted suicide as part of their agreement.

The two-storey hotel was already badly damaged when it burned last night.

Controversial work to protest against the Government's treatment of water quality issue.

Drunk woman's decision to drive resulted in her wiping out a carport and another vehicle.

Truck driver being flown to hospital by rescue helicopter collision in North Canterbury.

Families were in tears after discovering loved ones' headstones cracked or kicked over.

"Severe weather" warning: heavy rain in parts of Gisborne and northern Hawke's Bay.

Experts believe Christchurch is sitting on a multi-billion dollar ticking time-bomb.

Two cars collided near Timaru injuring three people.