It would be a dramatic but symbolic event to set up the summit meeting with US President Donald Trump scheduled for next month.
The West Coast is home to an 800-mile (1,300-kilometer) chain of 13 volcanoes.
Police were called to the accident in Hillsborough at around 10pm yesterday.
The family of the seven were found dead with gunshot wounds on Friday at a rural property in Margaret River.
Two cars collided in the suburb of Pakuranga shortly after 9am today.
Nathan Xu has no fear of older opponents after just being old enough to compete in Argentina.
The Counties Manukau DHB is still struggling to clear a backlog of patients who are overdue for their follow-up eye appointments.
Playing numbers have almost doubled from last season at Auckland's North Harbour.
"If a small change to the minimum wage is going to be that detrimental to them then they don't sound resillant," Iain Lees-Galloway said.
"Far too many children have missed out on behaviour, learning, or speech and language support they need," the PM said.
She has been transported to hospital and has undergone surgery for her serious injuries.
"My Mum has had to live with me for the last month as I've barely been able to leave the house".
The woman has been charged over the violent drunken rampage that was caught on camera.
Napa is in hot water for dangerous contact charges, with him also putting a blatant late shot on Bunty Afoa.
NZ were unbeaten on day one of the Langford Sevens, beating Brazil, England and Fiji to finish top of their pool.
1 NEWS' Donna-Marie Lever went to meet some of the many mothers behind bars.
The disqualified driver first refused to pull over in his vehicle before taking off on foot.
More than 380 people have died on our roads in the last 12 months.
Amy McKenna's project has now grown into something much larger...
All eyes are on the economy ahead of the budget release this week.
Samantha Grant will definitely not be receiving an invite to the Royal wedding on Saturday.
Cate Blanchett and Salma Hayek, took part in the demonstration for equality.
Jazz Thornton spoke about her experience on TVNZ’s The Inside Word.
The code word is used in bars overseas and now it's launching here in a bid to reduce sexual violence.
