Farmland in Pouwaka, Hawke's Bay left blackened after grass fire

Pōrangahau residents want forestry law changes after massive blaze

A huge forestry fire last week took days to extinguish and was the main talking point during a timely visit from MP's.

'People felt unsafe': Holiday weekend mayhem at Wairarapa beach town

Riversdale Beach locals described how a small group of drunk teenagers rampaged through town destroying signs, harassing pedestrians and generally behaving badly.

'Moderate' magnitude 4.5 earthquake jolts south of Napier

GeoNet said the tremor struck at 1.08am around 5km south of Napier, at a depth of 24km.

States of emergency in Southland, Clutha as clean-up continues

A state of emergency was declared for the Clutha District this afternoon due to extensive damage from the severe winds that battered large parts of the country yesterday.