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The lightning strikes - most of them out to sea - hit as a thunderstorm and heavy rain worked its way up the South Island. Video

The housing market has made a strong start to the year and is likely to gradually improve over the next 12 months, QV figures show.

For the first time, the average asking price for a property in Northland has hit the $600,000 mark.

An ageing population and lower overall salaries in the city have contributed to Tauranga's place as New Zealand's most unaffordable city, the mayor says.

Auckland has been ranked the ninth most unaffordable city in a survey of more than 400 cities in nine countries, with Tauranga ranked even worse.

The average house price rose by 6.6 percent to nearly $670,000 in 2017, but overall prices grew at the slowest rate since 2011, according to new QV figures.

People around the country rang in the New Year with fireworks displays, family-friendly community events and plenty of live music.

An RPG noob in Auckland Pathfinder Society's court

The Nelson City Council is introducing water restrictions from tomorrow, due to the lack of significant rainfall and dropping water levels at the Maitai Dam.

A Far North town accustomed to being in the economic doldrums is now experiencing the unfamiliar phenomenon of growth, thanks to the 'halo' effect of the Auckland housing market.

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

One resident say they called police when they saw people carrying and waving around what looked like fence palings at the Papamoa address.

The housing market has picked up pace again, according to the latest QV data.

A home loan provider says the 20 percent deposit needs to drop - so more people have a chance at getting on the property ladder. Audio

Police in Rotorua are reviewing CCTV footage to establish the direction a missing autistic man took on Friday afternoon.

Analysis - If there is a champion for Auckland's hosting of the America's Cup, now would be a good time to step forward, Todd Niall writes.

Six options to host an America's Cup defence in Auckland and their costs will go before councillors in a closed door meeting this afternoon.

Some men in a Tauranga shelter have been waiting for homes for more than a year.