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Thunderstorms lashed Wellington overnight, with strong winds closing parts of SH2.

The car fire happened on southbound lanes near Grafton.

Many ski fields had to close, the lack of snow impacting not just the tourist industry but also water levels in lakes that feed hydroelectric power stations.

White supremacist Thomas Sewell is facing criminal charges. Audio

Police were called to the scene just before 6pm Wednesday.

The former prime ministers' attendance at the event - which also featured Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin - has raised eyebrows.

两位新西兰前总理与多国现任领导人一同出席了中国举办的军事阅兵活动，同时出席此次活动的还有俄罗斯总统普京以及朝鲜领导人金正恩。

Bunjie wipes, sold at Chemist Warehouse and Baby Bunting, are being recalled.

Emergency services are still at the scene of the crash on Kahikatea Flat Rd.

Police say a patrol car was not responding to a job when it crashed into a fence at a residential address in Napier.

Sixteen people are now facing charges in relation to the Rotorua man's death.

Health NZ initially said it needed more time to collate the data, but after four months declined the data request entirely.

Firefighters were called to more than 100 weather-related incidents overnight in the North Island.

The Prime Minister laid the blame on the previous government for the current economic situation. Audio

More than 100 police staff set up checkpoints and the Police Eagle helicopter was deployed to the northwestern Bay of Plenty.

The plague of breakdowns in Auckland's firefighting heavy aerial appliances, or big-ladder trucks, has struck again - this time at an overnight fire in Kumeū.

Six Auckland choirs won gold awards at the finale in Dunedin. Video, Audio

Kmart has recalled a small animal toy on the basis that it poses a choking risk.

"They turned down the opportunity to take butter," says the owner of a superette Phillips is accused of breaking into with an angle grinder.

Parents of students at a Wellington High School are annoyed their children were marked as absent on a day when school was closed. Audio

A 42-year-old woman and 15-year-old boy have arrested as police continue the search for Dezi Freeman .

Vimm Enterprises has recalled Deep-brand sprouted mat, moong beans and surti undhiu mix due to possible salmonella contamination. "Salmonellosis can be serious, so it is important that people do…

Customers wanting to send personal gifts however, will need to continue waiting for a solution.

Tobias Nuttall, 32, is accused of stabbing his partner, Ali Lauren, 30, to death.

Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis has not completely rule out restructuring the existing duopoly. Audio