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Each time teenager Freddy Sei hears the rumble of thunder, sees rains pound the earth in his small coastal village or watches strong winds whip palm trees, he is gripped with fear.

National MPs say there's no need to rush through legislation banning overseas buyers from purchasing existing homes.

Edgecumbe homes red stickered after a wall of water burst through the town's stopbank earlier this year are finally being demolished.

Northland locals are being warned to conserve water, as the heat goes on across the region.

The fate of thousands of tonnes of toxic waste in Southland is up in the air, after months of searching for a solution.

The coalition government will allow new permits for coal mining, offshore oil drilling and fracking on a case-by-case basis, the Prime Minister says. Audio

An RPG noob in Auckland Pathfinder Society's court

Farmland is still falling into the Rangitaiki River, some river flats still can't be grazed. The local farmers say something has to be done because they can't keep farming like this.

Simon Morris looks back on 2017 - a year of two Star Wars films, two Lego films and two films mostly about Dunkirk. It was also a year that finally did a little more than pay lip-service to the idea…

Health warnings are already in place for several popular swim spots around the country, with more likely to be out of action as the hot weather continues. Video

State Highway 1 at the Rakaia River bridge south of Christchurch is closed until tomorrow after a fatal crash.

The Bay of Plenty township of Edgecumbe has fallen well short of getting all its flood-hit families back in their homes by Christmas.

Water supplies to nearly 600 Taupō residents have been reinstated now that algae has tested non-toxic.

Dozens of fire fighters have contained a 200ha scrub fire in central Otago, as dry weather continues around the country.

The exodus of Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh has become an urgent humanitarian crisis. In this week's Voices, Lynda Chanwai-Earle and Justin Gregory present a disturbing first-hand account from an…

A man who died after falling from a raft in a West Coast river yesterday has been identified by the police.

Workers rebuilding State Highway 1, north of Kaikōura, are racing to finish the job, with just one week left until the grand reopening. Video

The government is "confident" efforts to re-enter the Pike River Mine are well on track, despite its officials highlighting a host of dangers.

Southland has not had such a long dry spell since 1990 and is tracking towards its driest year on record, the regional council says.