Photo / GeoNet. Residents in the lower North Island have been rattled by a “strong” 5.3 magnitude earthquake. Residents close to the epicentre in Palmerston North said the quake felt like a ...

MetService has issued severe thunderstorm watch for the Central North Island for later this afternoon and evening Some of the thunderstorms could be slow-moving and create localised downpours of ...

Proposals to build high-end homes on Cane Island near Beaufort are in the initial stages but a decades-old development ...

Pasture and lawns are dying, plants are wilting (even our native bush) as parts of NZ inch closer to drought conditions due ...

Government making it easier for overseas investors, little information on proposed Cook Islands and China deal and Health NZ job cuts to be investigated. Video / NZ Herald Forecasters are warning ...

The disaster also devastated the large German-American population on the Lower East Side. North Brother Island had declined in importance as a medical institution as scientific advancements and ...

A strong 5.3 earthquake has rocked the lower North Island, centred 10 kilometres east of Eketāhuna in the Tararua district. Geonet says it struck at 11.26pm on Tuesday and was 35 kilometres deep.

The North Shore could get up to 5 inches as some ... Watch for slick spots on untreated surfaces. • Rhode Island - About 1 to 2 inches of snow is forecast in northern area; a coating to an ...

A section of previously treacherous road connecting isolated settlements in the lower North Island has been upgraded in a multi-million-dollar project. The 26-kilometre stretch of Route 52 around ...

(NEXSTAR) – The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for ...

A proposed extension of the daytime closures of State Highway 2 through the Waioeka Gorge has been delayed a week due to impending bad weather. NZ Transport Agency/Waka Kotahi announced on Friday ...

Snow will fall across the North East this weekend, with anyone heading out urged to take extra care in the icy conditions of the February freeze. The latest weather maps from the Met Office show ...