A post-mortem examination will today be carried out on the body of a young man found dead near a Hutt Valley stream.

Slips and surface flooding are causing havoc for motorists in the lower North Island as heavy rain and gale force winds sweep the region.

Standing on snakes and having trees fall on him are all in a day's work for the archaeologist who's been called Auckland's Indiana Jones.

Alarming administration errors led to confusion over which of an elderly woman's legs needed surgery and her being sent home, dying days later.

Police have arrested a man after they were called to an incident in Lower Hutt where he allegedly threatened someone with a knife.

Peace activists have been accused of "trading off" the famous red poppy brand.

The southerly which cut power to Wellington residents last night has moved north but fresh gales are expected in the lower South Island.