A high-profile murderer suffered life threatening injuries after he was stabbed with glass and wood at Auckland Prison.

Three Head Hunters gang members are facing charges for allegedly selling methamphetamine in Wairarapa.

The trampers who died in the Tararua Forest Park were found within 1km of the hut they were heading to, police say. The 39-year-old

Temperatures plummeted below freezing the night two men died on a tramp in the Tararua Forest Park.

A police spokesperson said "early indications were hypothermia" in relation to the two deaths, but that had not been confirmed.

Elisabeth Easther finds country village living at its best in this Wairarapa town.

The Prime Minister's bodyguards directed traffic around a high rise close to collapse, slips caused traffic chaos and homes were evacuated in capital.

Scientists investigating the mechanics of the earthquake say it faulted in the same way the February 22, 2011, Christchurch Earthquake did.

Heavy rain and wind is forecast to batter the upper South Island and lower North Island this afternoon.

Firefighters use water pumped from the ocean to fight an overnight blaze.

Squally thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to hit the North Island overnight, with a severe weather watch in place.

Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.

MP was part of one of the most bizarre election battles in New Zealand's history.

It was a wild day of weather for the upper North Island yesterday, but what will today bring?

Two men will appear in court charged with a range of drug and firearms offences after police carried out two search warrants.

One person is dead after a car with trailer and motorbike crashed five kilometres north of Eketahuna, police say.

Motorists are being diverted away from a section of State Highway 2 after a serious crash this afternoon.

Chronically ill former Carterton mayor and Wairarapa MP Georgina Beyer has set her sights on returning to Wairarapa - dead or alive.

Three liquor outlets in the Tararua District have come under fire for selling alcohol to underage teens, despite being shown their correct ID.

Changes undermine value of national bowel screening programme, expert says.

Virginian couple had been honeymooning in New Zealand for just five days when husband was killed in a Wairarapa car crash.

Feral sheep are under threat but Wimbledon farmer Brian Hales is showcasing what these exotic breeds have to offer. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Feral sheep are under threat but Wimbledon farmer Brian Hales is showcasing what these exotic breeds have to offer. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Children were caught setting fire to astro turf at a South Wairarapa school this afternoon.

Train passengers on the Wellington region's Hutt Valley and Kapiti lines will have 1000 more seats to choose from in morning and afternoon

A decision to take in Wairarapa stars proved fatal for American tourist Douglas Dietz who was found dead in his rental car.

A life has been lost on a South Wairarapa road this morning.

A large slip has blocked SH3 in North Taranaki, flooding and slips have closed roads in Wellington and hampered the capital's World War I centenary events.

A man has died at a Carterton homekill business this morning after a suspected medical event.

'I asked him how many Panadol he had taken and he said lots,' mother says of incident last year.