A fallen tree, which has now been cleared, blocked northbound traffic on Tuesday morning.
The body, believed to be that of a missing 18-year-old, was found by a member of the public.
Between the Covid-19 pandemic and National's internal dramas, it's been a busy 2021 in politics.
That's despite the rapid spread of Omicron across the UK.
While there was plenty to celebrate at the Olympics Kiwi sports stars gave us other reasons to wave the flag, writes Brodyn Knuckey.
A woman in her 70s, who had contracted Covid-19, died at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital on Monday night.
Four remain in ICU in a critical condition after a crash on Morrinsville-Walton Road.
Armed police were in attendance at Gilray Avenue in Maraenui on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the crash in Albany just before 3.30pm.
Hidden Lakes in Christchurch is going off, but in 2021 style.
Hulme was an icon of New Zealand literature and the first Kiwi to win the Booker Prize.
The defending champions have moved up to fourth on the table with five rounds left to play.
The Government estimate in the coming decades, New Zealand will have to deal with thousands of used lithium-ion batteries a year.
In the past two years reusables like keep cups have been replaced with disposables amid the pandemic.
Campbell Wright is one of the world's best at what he does, but it may not be enough to be selected for the New Zealand Olympic team heading to Beijing.
The stone was taken from the Southland grave of Blair Vining, who did all he could to reform cancer care in New Zealand prior to his death in 2019.
