New Zealand east coastal areas aren't out of the woods yet, with Civil Defence authorities and scientists electing keep the tsunami warning in place.

The first wave has reached the Chatham Islands, after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile overnight. An official tsunami alert remains in place for New Zealand's entire east coast.

The number of Kiwis using internet dating sites spiked in January, a poll has found.

Scientists are investigating a possible link between a rare degenerative nerve disease and a toxic gas blamed for four Nelson port workers 'deaths.

Police slam the "negligent behaviour" of a person who informed the wrong family about a tragic logging death after listening in on a police scanner.

An eavesdropper informed the wrong family that a relative of their's had died following a forestry accident today.

Police are seeking legal advice on whether to lay further charges against blogger Cameron Slater for breaching suppression orders.

A former national figure has appeared in court in Nelson accused of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

An inquiry has been launched after a mental health worker was stabbed, kicked and had boiling water thrown over her by a patient.