The standing portion of the partly collapsed complex will be destroyed as a tropical storm approaches. Read...

Weather presenter Matty McLean had no plans to get a pet pooch until he met his partner Ryan. `On our first date told me he was getting a dog. So I kind of had no choice but to take this dog on, and now I love him so much. I can’t tell you how much I love him. He’s definitely the light of my life,” says McLean. Read...

Residents of Wellington`s Breaker Bay will be allowed to return home, but the coastline road will remain closed as workers clear up the debris from massive waves. Read...

A wave up to 15 metres high rolled into Wellington harbour and 6 metre swells hit the south coast overnight, with high waves expected again this morning. Read...

Residents on Wellington south coast got off lightly overnight after severe weather was predicted, but a local state of emergency remains in place and more big waves are expected. Read...

A large swell warning is still in place for Wellington`s south coast, as some Breaker Bay residents were evacuated last night. Read...

WEATHER LATEST* Snow, heavy seas, freezing temperatures as polar blast sweeps north* State of emergency declared in Wellington with waves of up to 6.5m overnight* Auckland endures one of coldest nights of years, temperatures plunge... Read...

Closed roads and cancelled ferry sailings are making deliveries difficult. Read...

Rough sleepers in Wellington are urged to seek shelter tonight, as the capital is expected to be hit with more wild weather. Snow, sleet and wind, along with low temperatures greeted Wellingtonians this morning after a freak hail... Read...

Wellington Mayor Andy Foster has declared a local state of emergency as the region`s south coast prepares to bear the brunt of this evening’s storm. Read...