A warm, sunny week is expected across the North Island before the weather takes a turn for the worse on Friday.

Police are treating the death as unexplained.

Police executed the search warrants in an effort to reduce social harm from drugs.

Families who have lost loved ones in crashes involving foreign drivers horrified at two more deaths.

One of two people who died in yesterday's three-vehicle crash near Nelson was a local.

Multiple passengers have reportedly been critically hurt, with two dead, in a three-vehicle crash.

A 36-year-old man is recovering in Nelson Hospital.

A man has had surgery and is recovering in Nelson Hospital.

The man spoke to a child in the Nelson suburb of Enner Glynn

A burglar used a rock to gain entry to a Nelson jeweller, taking off with several pieces of jewellery. Police said an offender entered

An online car dealer who took deposits but failed to supply cars to at least 16 people has now paid refunds to at least three complainants.

An elderly Nelson man who was reported missing after failing to arrive in Westport yesterday has been found alive and well.

Police say they have concerns for an elderly Nelson man who was due to arrive in Westport today, but has not been seen. Leslie Martin

Tomorrow marks a year since the death of the Nelson mum and police are still trying to figure out what happened to her.

A man has been flown to hospital with multi-trauma injuries after his car collided with the back of a truck near Nelson this morning. It's

A fully equipped home on wheels and a week of sun thrills Anna King Shahab.

The elderly man who died at a Nelson beach on Monday evening despite attempts to rescue him has been named.

An elderly man has died at a Nelson beach, despite attempts to rescue him.

South Island police are concerned for the wellbeing of two missing people and ask anyone with information to contact them.

More than 20,000 students asked for an emergency derived grade following the Kaikoura earthquake.

The Kaikoura earthquake badly hit tourism spending in the region but national figures are brighter.

Campground owners have been forced to increase security as freedom campers are parking nearby, then waltzing in and using their facilities for free.

Big swells predicted to surge up the eastern side of New Zealand from Kaikoura to north of Mahia Peninsula

A knife-wielding man wearing a balaclava tried to steal cigarettes and cash from a Nelson service station this morning.

Boy racers black out an intersection with tyre skidmarks.

Teenager was walking with her 12-year-old sister in Stoke when the attacker approached her near the public toilets at about 10.30pm.

Nelson Police are seeking information to help find a 15-year-old girl missing from Richmond.

A teenager has been arrested after he was seen brandishing a machete on a cycleway in Nelson south. A 17-year-old male was charged

A weak cold front will bring cloud, drizzle and showers to the country over the next few days but should clear in time for New Year celebrations.

Missing teenager Alex Petersen has been found safe and well in Blenheim. The 14-year-old had been missing for a week after last being