A pig-hunting teenager who died after rolling his vehicle was not found until two days after his crash, when his father became concerned about his disappearance.

Guy Sainsbury came across a group of people who had seen a vehicle 80m down a bank, and decided to look around the area himself.

French suppliers have been taken to court for wine fraud.

A severe weather warning has been issued for the South Island after gales battered Wellington today.

A Gisborne man left without crucial medicine when his luggage went missing on a Pacific Blue flight says he owes his life to rival airline Air NZ.

A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of his cousin, who died from a brain abscess after he hit him on the head with a bottle.

The official warning over a tsunami that threatened the entire east coast of New Zealand today has been downgraded to an advisory, but there is still a threat from ocean surges.

Tsunami warnings look to be cancelled as beach-goers who waited all day outside the water start heading home.

Civil Defence authorities have downgraded the tsunami warning for New Zealand. However, New Zealand authorities are warning that there could be surges for up to 24 hours.

Paua fishermen are diving back into the seas and surfers are out to catch waves even as tsunami warnings stay in place.