South Island reporter Kurt Bayer has clinched fourth spot in the New Zealand Gumboot Throwing Championships.

Reporter Kurt Bayer sets his sights on taking on the best gumboot throwers in the country.

Teenage runaways have some explaining to do today.

The five Upper Hutt teenagers had been uncontactable to family members since last night.

More "wave clouds" have been spotted, this time in Christchurch.

A vehicle has crashed into a truck in Palmerston North tonight following a police chase.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

Kurt Bayer went to the Gumboot Throwing Champs as a reporter, and left a champ.

Excited Bruce Springsteen fans have been spotting the music legend out and about in Auckland.

It seems garden tools are in hot demand - with a rise in reported thefts this summer.

Heartbreak for grieving parents as one of their son's killers paroled.

A 20-year-old man has been airlifted out of the Tararua Ranges, after falling ill while tramping.

A young girl hit by a truck in Palmerston North yesterday morning has been transferred to Starship Hospital.

The young girl was in a serious condition when emergency services arrived.

Police in Palmerston North are searching for an elderly woman who has not been seen or heard from since this afternoon.

Diversions in place after truck rolls.

Search teams elated as DOC worker stumbles across missing tourist.

A calf strain has put Central Districts seamer Seth Rance out of the game against the Auckland Aces today. "He'll probably be out

Queensland Police have found no evidence a New Zealand man found under an Australian bridge was seriously injured in a "gay hate crime" as his husband alleged.

The case of a 14-year-old autistic boy being held in police cells overnight because there was nowhere else to put him is "appalling", an autism advocate says.

The sister of a Marton man who died after a road accident in Palmerston North last Wednesday has described him as "my idol, my rock".

Emergency services have freed one person after a car flipped onto its roof in Ashhurst, near Palmerston North. A police spokeswoman

Queensland Police haven't found any evidence suggesting third party involvement in the case of a NZ man who was found under an Australian train bridge with serious injuries.

A man is in critical condition after a two-truck crash in Palmerston North, which has closed the road as freight spilled across both lanes.

Police are appealing for assistance to locate a 23-year-old man Dillon Scott.

Search crew using night vision goggles have rescued a man lost on the Whanganui River after his jet-ski malfunctioned. The rescue

Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei reveals her first job.

A fatal crash in the Manawatu has brought the holiday road toll to eight this evening.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested after armed police were spotted manning a section of a busy street in Palmerston North.

Don't let the morning cloud fool you - it is set to be a fine Boxing Day for New Zealanders, with Central Otago tipped as the best place to be.