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Sightings of a tornado in East Waikato have been reported as a "wall of wind" hit the region, and monsoon-type rain has drenched the upper North Island.

Police say a person injured in the Whakaari / White Island eruption and later repatriated to Australia died yesterday.

Only permitted operators are allowed to take tourists on guided tours to White Island / Whakaari. But should the level two Volcanic Alert have caused enough concern to discontinue tours? Video

Central New Zealand is being battered by very strong northwesterly winds, closing roads and forcing flights to be cancelled.

Many Aucklanders had a cheap commute to start the week, thanks to a bevvy of free bus rides due to a breakdown in collective bargaining.

Christchurch families who lost a 12-year-old boy and his uncle in a crash have given tearful statements in court about the trauma they have suffered as a result.

Auckland Council is ramping up its efforts to catch recidivist offenders who use closed walking tracks in the Waitākere Ranges - and risk spreading kauri dieback disease.

The leaky buildings crisis was big in the 90s. We barely hear about it anymore, but the problem is actually growing - and leaky homes are still being constructed. 

The Automobile Association says the closure of the Mt Eden Train Station is a kick in the guts for commuters.

Aucklanders face years of disruption due to a raft of closures announced today as part of the City Rail Link project. Video

The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Grace Millane is to find out if he will give evidence in his own defence next week, after the Crown's case retired yesterday.

The busy Mt Eden Train Station will be closed for about four years to allow for work on Auckland's City Rail Link.

The man accused of murdering Grace Millane told police he confessed about burying the British backpacker so her family could have closure.

Students on the audio engineering degree course that moulded Joel Little - producer of Lorde's Grammy award-winning hit 'Royals' - are fuming it has been closed without them even being told.

The closure of the only bridge with car access to three urupā near Wairoa is forcing relatives to carry the bodies of their loved ones on foot nearly a kilometre for burial.

After Christine Nicholson's death in the Erebus crash, her parents kept her room and her car, just as she left it. Now her brother keeps her memory alive, driving around in her bright yellow mini.

Now We Are Five (Million) - While the country's rising population is due to hit 5 million next year, Kawhia, and many small rural towns like it, are dying. Susan Strongman asks why.

Emergency services are responding to slips, flooding and fallen trees that have forced the closure of State Highway 6 between Murchison and Glenhope.

The crash of an Air New Zealand plane on Mt Erebus on 28 November 1979 was the country's deadliest disaster. RNZ and Stuff's new podcast explores why the controversy remains.

Vehicle engineers are combing through truck chassis designs and inspection records for flaws that might lead to failures on the road.

SkyCity's Gusto at the Grand has closed after reports of gastro illnesses.