Wellington stumbled at home to a 1-0 defeat by Adelaide United last time out.
There are power outages in Christchurch and the Nelson area this morning.
Some Air NZ and Jetstar services are affected across both the North and South Islands.
After yesterday's extreme weather early showers across the South Island will pass and temperatures will be cool.
Those who've purchased tickets will be refunded.
Mike might still be married to Rachel but could a plot twist be about to get him with ...Heigl?
The political commentator say backbencher Davidson balances co-leader James Shaw.
Kaitlin Ruddock was reporting on severe weather, then nature intervened.
This weekend's tournament will be a vast improvement on last year, says organiser Dallas Fisher.
The youngster is in a contract stoush between New Zealand Rugby and the NRL side.
Woman had previously told court she thought they were involved "in a mutual love affair".
The man, allegedly named Tarzan MacRae, wasn't fazed by the state of emergency Dunedin found itself in yesterday.
In a recent interview Carter didn't rule out the switch.
The discovery "raises the stakes ... to demand accountability".
Surface flooding is creating a hazard for eastern, coastal suburbs of Christchurch.
The shot putter headlines a 15-strong contingent for the Gold Coast games in April.
She's best known for her Oscar winning song My Heart Will Go On from the film Titanic.
The PM lifts the lid on her first 100 days in office in a wide-ranging interview with 1 NEWS political editor Dann.
Paul Brasch, 33, was among 87 foreigners arrested in Siem Reap at a pub crawl entitled "Let's Get Wet".
This summer's got it all: Extreme heat, storms, and snow.
The PM has kicked off a five-day trip to Northland this morning.
Morgan Geyser and a friend lured a classmate into woods, where she then stabbed 19 times.
The shot put legend headlines NZ's 15-strong team for the Gold Coast.
Dame Valerie is set to compete on the Gold Coast.
Husband Robert Wagner, 87, is again "a person of interest", 37 years after Wood died in a boating "accident".
The Northland Regional Council says it will not prosecute over last September's incident.
Madeline Graham has headed to the ice, after a final rehearsal in Christchurch in the midst of the heatwave.
Police say they know who is responsible for the incident and two people are now in custody.
High performance director Scott Goodman says that the shot putter could recover from his heart scare.
Robert Pattullo said the bull "hunted me down", gored him into the ground and wrecked his quad bike.
The National leader will instead spend the day in Bluff.
Annual net migration dropped to 70,600 in December, from 71,200 a year earlier.
The attempted robbery took place at a BNZ branch in the Otago town.
The remnants of Cyclone Fehi caused massive amounts of damage to homes in Ruby Bay yesterday.
The feedback from the community is suggesting that Poverty Bay has no relevance or meaning.
The nationwide mean temperature was 20.3 degrees, NIWA says.
The fire is in a remote part of the island south of Waitangi Wharf yesterday.
Johnson, 27, underwent surgery yesterday to remove a pterygium.
Restaurant staff accidentally gave their employer's cocaine to a customer.
The 18-year-old will be heading to the Gold Coast Games with her brother Cameron.
Ex-Cyclone Fehi's path of destruction is clear to see.
Sarah Keshah had only been in the country three days before getting trapped in the major storm with hundreds of other motorists yesterday.
Moody and Romano helped haul a broken down truck on Arthur's Pass while travelling to Greymouth.
Harley Neville is offering his hirsute body up for a unique marketing idea.
Mark Burton and Brigid Sweetman had sued the actor over daughter Cathriona White's death.
The motorbike rider was filmed smashing the window of other man's van before knocking him to the ground.
A chopper crew from Glacier Country Helicopters captured this shot of the road north of Franz Josef near Lake Mapourika.
NZ is looking to improve warning labels and packaging on button batteries.
The Highlanders scored nine tries in a comfortable 55-29 win over the Waratahs.
The 50 tribe Iwi leaders forum is talking about legal options if agreement can't be reached over major issues with new Government
