There are currently three warnings at rivers across Southland after harmful algae was detected.
It's this time of year when a lot of teens and young adults get ready to flee the nest - and for parents, that doesn't have to be a bad thing.
Southwest Airlines pilot David Allsop was in the cockpit and set to fly before he was removed from the plane in Savannah, Georgia.
Diversions were in place overnight while the Serious Crash Unit examined the scene.
All off-licence alcohol outlets in the Super City have been ordered to stop trading from 9pm.
The offenders will face charges that include "intentional damage, unlawful possession of firearms, and theft," as well as illegal hunting.
The fire took place at Mairehau Primary School in Christchurch on Christmas Day.
Many people were unaware of just how tough last year had been, according to a business group representative.
King has called for the Oscars to be cancelled amid the Los Angeles wildfires and insisted he won't be voting this year.
In good news for international doctors, Health NZ has reversed a policy that would have posed an additional barrier to those hoping to work here.
