The accident involved a truck and a van.
"We have an issue with drink-driving in New Zealand, and we need accurate labels on alcohol."
Kiwis on lower income paying for education of people who will earn more than them.
Businesses were kept busy sandbagging premises to keep flood water at bay.
Almost 70 KiwiBuild homes are to be built in a neglected New Plymouth neighbourhood.
Supermarkets are rolling out something that looks exactly like beef mince - except it contains zero cow.
Aurora Energy is hoping to have power restored by 9am.
The temporary police station was built to replace the central station demolished after the earthquakes.
Police say anyone travelling on the road needs to drive to the conditions.
"We're fundraising for Make a Wish, to help get another kid's wish come true."
Poor weather conditions in the worst affected areas are expected to ease overnight.
The phenomena was captured on camera by Graeme Gilby.
The Health Minister says he's making changes including to the testing for bacteria in water supplies.
The region has record low unemployment and an industry that is planting a million new trees a year.
The Dunedin City Council said people should stay off the roads to prevent washing floodwaters into properties.
This is despite experts dismissing it as a myth.
Police say two others have been left seriously injured in the crash.
The crash happened on State Highway One near Ward, Marlborough around 4pm.
The Government is urging motorists to check if their vehicle has the Takata Alpha airbags being recalled.
Shop owners in the Otago town sandbagged their front doors to try and keep floodwaters out.
The woman worked for 23 years in the UK under a false University of Auckland qualification.
"Professional behaviour that we would not expect to see from people training to be doctors."
Police executed search warrants at 18 properties in Auckland today.
A man wielding two knives attacked both men after another offender punched one of them.
Parade organisers have told police they can march in next year's parade, but not in uniform.
A king tide is expected to cause more problems for the sodden Clutha District.
The Government says there's a critical need for a surge of investment in research that'll generate long-term solutions to the spread of the two diseases.
A report found the insects could do $4.2 billion worth of damage in two decades if they became established.
The council has passed a controversial bylaw 6-5.
