APNZ

Two people are dead and a number of people, including three children, are injured following a crash on the Kapiti Coast this afternoon.

Two further arrests have been made over the deaths of two teenage girls in a crash at Tauranga's Welcome Bay on Christmas Day.

The dreadful weather affecting much of New Zealand meant the HRV Cup cricket match between Central Districts and Auckland in New Plymouth was abandoned due to the saturated ground conditions.

Atrocious conditions brought an early finish to play at the national bowls championships in Auckland today.

A person has sustained suspected spinal injuries after a single-vehicle crash north of Gisborne today.

A policewoman was punched in the head and had hair ripped from her scalp after she was set upon during a domestic dispute near Huntly this morning.

A four-wheel-drive collided with a campervan that had stopped in the middle of the road at Fox River on the West Coast yesterday afternoon.

The Black Caps finished the year on a high after a thrilling test victory over Australia in Hobart. Daniel Richardson, of APNZ, reflects on the other highlights of 2011 and looks at a busy time ahead.

A Golden Bay commune has been cut off from the world after heavy rains caused a river to change its course.

A former Wairoa school principal has died following a freak mower accident at the bach of children's author Joy Cowley.