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Several roads in the CBD were shut and people have been advised to stay out of the water.

Anthony Genet and Vicki Smith with a sunshine recorder similar to the one vandalised and stolen last week from the Nelson Church Steps.

Russley School in Christchurch three months on from a fire that destroyed several classrooms and the office block.

At Mercury Bay Area School, junior classes adopted the Tuia 250 commemorations as a learning theme for the year.

Amy, in the pink top, and Skye Noffke have recently settled in New Zealand and have some chickens rescued from Titirangi to keep them company.

The local tour guide’s body has not yet been recovered from the disaster site, but he is presumed dead.

The Daktory was raided last night, just one month after reopening following a previous raid.

The bags are packed, but no one’s going anywhere fast.

More than 60 volunteers helped to put up a marquee for 1000 guests.

David Owen Lyttle, 54, was found guilty of murdering his friend Bretton (Brett) Hall in May 2011 at Hall's remote property near the Whanganui River. Justice Jill Mallon sentenced Lyttle to life imprisonment.

Police say the number of drink drivers on the road last weekend was "appalling".

The Rototuna bridge was unveiled on Thursday morning.

The search has been scaled back for two remaining bodies after the White Island volcano eruption.

A third crash this morning has resulted in serious injuries, police said.

The crash happened near Ealing at the intersection of State Highway 1 last night.

Breakfast reporter Katie Stevenson is at Auckland Airport, and has some tips for making the process smoother.

Greater powers will also be introduced to hold bank directors accountable.

The young hopefuls will continue to be assessed before some of them make it on to the beat.

Some feel vaping should still be allowed after a ban on popular lakeside beaches.

Cabinet has agreed to introduce greater power to monitor banks and hold directors accountable.

The Prime Minister and Labour Party president Claire Szabó revealed the investigation’s findings today.

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17-year-old Winona Langford has been confirmed as one of the missing New Zealand volcano victims

Poppy and Willow of Ashburton will spend their fifth birthday together thanks to the helping hand of ASB.

The charitable donation comes from a Chinese group.

The woman appeared in Blenheim District Court on December 17.

A man took Mr Mark’s hat while at the Fleetwood Mac tribute concert.

Spencer Bellas says Whangārei’s North Haven Hospice respected his whānau and their protocols during his late uncle’s illness.

Marise Payne updated media on the tragedy in Auckland.

She joked that the wedding may never happen, but at least the proposal was special.

Heavy flooding has forced the closure of State Highway 63 in the Wairau Valley.

Iain Lees-Galloway spoke to the media one week on from the eruption that has resulted in 16 deaths.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has held a moment of silence today, exactly one week after the White Island eruption.

Twenty-one-year-old Melbourne woman Krystal Browitt has been formally identified as one of the Australians killed in the White Island eruption.

A high-risk underwater search is has taken place in New Zealand, where divers looked to recover the final two victims of the White Island volcano eruption.

An 83-year-old woman and her son are feared dead after their submerged boat was found by fishermen.

Can money buy an election? The result in Hutt City, suggests it can't.

Authorities are now asking for help from the public to identify a man recorded on CCTV.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday (December 16) that official inquiries into last week's fatal volcano eruption could take up to a year, and will carry potential criminal penalties of up to five years in jail.

Jayden Richard Breakwell has been sent to prison for two years and eight months.

It will focus on businesses that were “aversely” impacted by the Whakaari/White Island eruption and the recent flooding in Westland.

The 2.11pm moment of silence was observed nationwide and was exactly a week after the volcano erupted.

Bird rescue charity founder Liv Flynn says the event at Anderson Park did not take the resident birds into account.

Some aboard the Ovation of the Seas said they were happy to be back in Australia.

The confirmation comes as a nationwide moment of silence is planned for today to mark one week since the eruption that has killed 16.

Passengers from the Ovation of the Seas have returned to Sydney after being caught up in New Zealand’s White Island volcano tragedy.

Marise Payne is set to arrive in the country today.

CDHB plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr Terry Creagh describes treating patients severely burned in the Whakaari/White Island eruption.

Deputy Commisioner Mike Clement gave an update on the recovery operation on Whakaari/White Island. The recovery team returned and went through a decontamination process.

The amnesty period for turning in newly banned guns ends on Friday.

The search for the two remaining bodies will enter its third day today.

New Zealand recovery teams returned to the volcanic White Island on Sunday, but were unable to locate two remaining bodies in their search, the police said.

Some residents are rallying around to provide homeless people with everyday services.

The party says providing the meal kits only disguises the fact they don’t have enough money to live on.

Mark Law says two bodies were seen earlier in the week but are no longer in the same location.

A large plume of smoke could be seen rising from the building at the corner of London and Victoria Streets.

Catherine Capellen plays the virtual reality game Oddball at Beyond Studio, a Wellington company that hopes to turn its virtual reality games into a global franchise.

A man suffered a medical emergency on Fitzroy beach on Friday morning. A couple of young Surf Life Savers sprung into action.

Nick Brabant was knocked unconscious during a mountainbike accident. It inspired him to act.

The Thompsons have more than 40,000 lights in their garden.

One of three New Zealand Defence Force helicopters land at Whakatane airport

SmartBall inventor Ben Tattersfield talks about the cricket ball during a visit to his home city Invercargill.

A student won the right to be Principal for a Day.

Carl Crous talks about seeing a light aircraft flip on the Motueka airfield on Friday.

We put some volunteers to the test, to see if they can accurately pour one 'standard' drink.

Mobile laundry service Orange Sky is helping Wellington's homeless stay clean.

Richard and Kathryn Robinson started setting up the Christmas lights on their home last month.

Grieving families congregated on the Whakatane wharf following a ceremony near Whakaari/White Island.

Wellington Hospital and other agencies staged a mass casualty event to simulate and train staff for an emergency.

Auckland's Civic theatre is 90 years old. Stuff takes a look back at its colourful history, the facelifts it's has had over the years and why it's become such a beloved landmark in NZ's largest city.

Nejat Kavvas is finally ready to part with a collection of 2400 comics collected by his son, who died of cancer 21 years ago.

A look inside Air New Zealand's regional lounge at Auckland Airport.

Police commissioner Mike Bush confirms that the search for two bodies continues, and six have been recovered.

Police deputy commissioner Wally Haumaha confirms six bodies have been recovered from Whakaari/White Island.

For three years Putaruru eight-year-old Lucia Stewart has been taking in the South Waikato town's injured and abandoned birds after teaching herself how to through books.

On the afternoon of Monday December 9, Whakaari/White Island erupted while people were visiting the live volcano. The consequences were tragic.

Authorities are seeking to retrieve bodies from White Island in New Zealand.

Iwi members sing on the shoreline in support of the recovery mission.

The defence force, Careflight, and private charters are working to ferry ten patients to Sydney burns units.