This year's season of the ultra-competitive TRS has an international flavour.

Summer has ground to a spectacular halt in a number of regions over the past week - is it going to get even worse?

Five people are in custody after a week-long car theft spree ended with a driver jumping into a river yesterday in Blenheim yesterday.

A NZ woman has died after being ravaged by swine flu for three months. The 43-year-old had no other health conditions when she became ill.