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MetService has issued a heavy rain warning for a large part of the North Island as warm humid air converges with cool southerly conditions.

Christchurch International Airport has reopened and Air New Zealand is resuming services to and from the city.

Staff at a 24-hour sexual abuse centre in Auckland are making a last ditch attempt to persuade the Government to save the service from closure. The agency needs a funding commitment of $400,000 by the…

Farmers in the upper South Island are assessing the damage on Thursday, caused by more heavy rain overnight.

Restaurant Brands has added another fast food chain to its stable, gaining the right to run the Carl's Junior burger stores in New Zealand from next year. Audio

The Retailers Association says industrial action at the Port of Auckland will have immense ramifications for the retail sector during the Christmas period.

The union representing Auckland's waterfront workers says a four day closure of the port next month will not stop container ships from unloading.

The town of Moerewa in Northland is up in arms over a decision by Minister of Education to stop a school there teaching secondary students.

Wild weather around the country is causing flooding in the South Island with some people having to be rescued by helicopter on the West Coast. Audio

Auckland Transport says the Triathlon World Cup has not created any major traffic problems, despite road closures in the heart of the city.

Auckland Transport says there will be traffic delays around the city this weekend because a Triathlon World Cup event is being hosted in downtown Auckland.

Fonterra says its Maungaturoto milk processing plant in Northland is now operating again and it hopes to collect all milk from that region on Friday.

Crematoria in Auckland are switching from gas to LPG to clear a backlog of funerals caused by the closure of the Maui gas pipeline.

Gas pipeline operator Vector says it's unable to give a timeline for fixing damage to the Maui pipeline in north Taranaki, as many production plants closed in the upper North Island. Audio

A coroner has found it took Whanganui Prison staff more than 30 minutes to discover one of New Zealand's most notorious sex offenders was missing, let alone dead.

Restaurant Brands is holding off trialling a Taco Bell store until retail conditions pick up considerably.

Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully says the problems in Auckland during the Rugby World Cup opening night will not be repeated this weekend, now that the Government has taken control of the fan… Audio

The Government is taking control of the area of downtown Auckland around Queens Wharf for the rest of the Rugby World Cup. Audio

After 131 years of supplying stories to newspapers, the New Zealand Press Association has closed.

A polar blast has brought bitterly cold temperatures across New Zealand and the heaviest snowfall in decades.

With blizzard conditions are here to stay, the polar conditions dominate most newspapers on Monday morning.

Travel to and from Auckland international airport is expected to take an extra 10 minutes, from Sunday - Wednesday night.

The Transport Agency has extended a section of the south-western motorway in Auckland that is closed during work on a new intersection and noise walls.

Budget will tighten student loan rules; lack of priests may mean school closures; daughter dobs in mother.

People who need to get to Auckland international airport this weekend are being advised to allow more time for the journey. Part of SH20 is closed for safety work on Saturday and Sunday night.