'Moderate' magnitude 4.5 earthquake jolts south of Napier

Person dies during crayfishing trip in Hawke's Bay

Police said the incident was reported to them at 1.40pm.

Man killed by falling branch, roads closed as wild weather hits

Wild weather is lashing central New Zealand, with power outages, road warnings and more severe conditions forecast later this week.

Flights cancelled, power outages as severe gales lash South Island

Severe weather strikes the South Island and part of the lower North Island, in what MetService calls a precursor to a "potentially more impactful" system later this week.

Heavy rain, severe gales to hit South and lower North Island

MetService has issued some orange-level weather warnings for the coming week as a humid northwest flow moves across the country.