Rescue helicopter winches surfer from rocks at Canterbury beach

Two people still missing after early morning Pāpāmoa slip

Police were notified that the slip had "extensively damaged a house" at around 4.15am.

Driver swept away by river north of Auckland a father-of-four

The man's wife said her husband, 47, was a fisherman back home in Kiribati. They had moved to New Zealand in 2023 with their four children.

'A real character': Man who died at Rotorua geothermal pools named

Tour guide and duty manager was pulled from the water unconscious following a medical event at The Blueys on Sunday.

'Threat to life': Red heavy rain warnings for North Island regions

Heavy rain was expected to intensify from later this morning into the afternoon and evening.