The man, 30, is due to appear in the District Court this afternoon.
Bus drivers are also protesting outside Auckland Transport's headquarters.
State Highway 1 at Rangitata in Canterbury remains impassable due to flooding.
1 NEWS Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver spoke to Breakfast from Samoa this morning, with the official death toll at 68.
Campbell Stewart and Aaron Gate were challenged early on before putting on a show in Cambridge.
NIWA's Chris Brandolino gave his weather outlook on TVNZ 1's Breakfast.
The duo were voted the best by their teammates in the New Zealand Rugby Players Association polls.
Around 148,000 New Zealand children are living in material hardship.
Ospreys' Dan Evans had 80 minutes to reflect on his contact with Racing 92 winger Teddy Thomas.
It's not the first time the club has come under fire for classifying the religious headwear as a 'hat'.
Richard Hames also gives his predictions on climate change and social media.
Ruiz said the "three months of partying" didn't help his build-up.
An estimated 70,000 commuters are thought to be affected today.
The detour will make it easier for people to travel from the south east of the South Island to Christchurch.
Road closures are in place after wild weather battered the region last week.
Hardus Viljoen was absent for Paarl Rocks after marrying du Plessis' sister the day prior.
The vehicles will be used at major national security events or high-risk firearms incidents.
One of those who died overnight was less than four years old.
It comes after hidden camera footage caught someone at Formosa Golf Resort in the act.
"While I am currently symptom free, I've chosen to hang up my boots and not to put myself at further risk.”
"Ms Temata served her country with great distinction," Winston Peters said.
The man appeared in court today after Barbara Ann Quinn's body was found on Saturday afternoon.
It comes after Rice Jr was picked up by police last night and appeared in court this morning.
Seletute Tu'ima, 15, said it's very emotional for them to be performing Tu I Laga.
Rex James Wright, 70, was part of a guided walking tour.
Police tried to stop the person in their vehicle, but the alleged offender fled from them.
Doctors were stumped by why a nine-month-old girl was gradually getting sicker.
Up to one third of koala habitat on the country's north coast may have been lost in the fires.
Jules Mikus enjoyed 15 years of freedom before DNA evidence finally put him behind bars.
The dogs are all trained to detect different pests.
Water levels in Lake Wanaka dropped by five centimetres - equivalent to nine billion litres of water.
Sanna Marin, if confirmed, would take the title of 'world's youngest sitting Prime Minister' from Jacinda Ardern, 39.
Police say they are unsure if people are still alive on the island.
Harry Conway gave not one, but four send-offs to the Queensland tailenders.
Dan Harvey said he hadn't seen the island that active in some time.
Stuart Barnes hit out at the empty crowds seen in southern hemisphere rugby.
Taylor needs just 151 more runs to overtake Fleming as New Zealand's most prolific Test scorer.
CA says MCG curators just went "too far" with the pitch that led to a game being abandoned.
Police said it is now thought to be fewer than 50 people who were on the island at the time.
New Zealand Rugby are believed to be interviewing both Robertson and Ian Foster this week.
"Our whole tour group were literally standing at the edge of the main crater not 30 minutes before,” Michael Schade wrote on Twitter.
It is believed dozens of tourists were on the island when it erupted this afternoon, and some people are unaccounted for.
Twenty-three people had been taken from the island from the 50 believed to have been there when the eruption occurred.
Families often bury victims and don't report the death to authories, 1 NEWS' Barbara Dreaver reports.
"It’s going to be just as safe as existing technologies,” Professor Hendy said.
The volcano erupted around 2pm today, with about 50 tourists believed to have been in the vicinity.
Police don't know if more victims are at the site, as emergency services are unable to access the island.
