A man had to climb through the skylight of his campervan so he could be plucked from raging floodwaters by a helicopter crew in the Motueka Valley.

United States President Joe Biden has picked a former senator who objected to the Iraq War as the next ambassador to NZ.

Man, 36, appears in court on raft of charges after being shot on a busy Auckland street.

Ben Norris watched in horror as things went very wrong for Toa the orca. The chance meeting has changed his life.

Wen Mao and James Huang had come a long way from their humble beginnings in rural China, but a crash in rural Auckland put an end to their dreams.

They look a bit like armed cops and claimed to be a company when they were not. But TRT are funded to help family violence victims.

PM Jacinda Ardern said Apec leaders had agreed to “move beyond vaccine nationalism” and work to suppress transmission of the virus.

Steve Watt recently requested a copy of his prep school magazine so he could reconnect with the youngster who sang alongside the Vienna Boys' Choir.

A GeoNet camera on the island has also picked up a glow at hot steam and gas vents.

Alluvial gravel destroyed farmland in the May floods. Farmers claim that after years of under-dredging riverbeds it was a disaster waiting to happen.

Beth Johnson claims group is 'staunchly anti-violence', but doesn't shy away from criticising 'certain Wellington City councillors' and the Minister for Women.

Motorists stranded between Wellington and Lower Hutt by flooding have been stuck for hours with little communication from authorities.

Thousands of people are being evacuated, and the Defence Force has been called in.

Over 600 people evacuated, five people rescued from floodwaters as Marlborough towns are isolated by wild weather.

Rain could be a blessing say Fijian fans - but they love their team, win or lose.

An orca pod that may be Toa's family were spotted off Kāpiti Coast on Saturday, but rough seas mean DOC can't investigate further yet

Army vehicles, a helicopter and a rescue boat save people stranded by rising waters in West Coast town.

All of Spring Creek and Tuamarina have been advised to evacuate, while half of residents in Westport area have been evacuated due to rising floodwaters. Meanwhile, traffic chaos as heavy winds and rain hit parts of Wellington.

Rainfall is expected to ease over the course of Saturday afternoon, but roads damaged by flooding may take some time to reopen.

Police found the body of Sandy Calkin in Wellington Harbour on Saturday morning.