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A man who lodged himself under a Hamilton bridge, sparking a two-hour rescue attempt and road closures in the central city, has made his own way to safety.

Canterbury has been rocked by the second-biggest earthquake since the deadly quake of February 2011.

An 11-year-old boy has been found drowned in a river mouth in Northland.

Rollercoaster riders experienced a tense fifteen minutes at Auckland's Rainbows End this afternoon when the Corkscrew stalled at its highest point.

Police have named the two people who died after their car crashed off a single-lane bridge into the Wanganui River on the West Coast on Tuesday.

Whakatane is the sunniest spot in New Zealand, according to climate report statistics.

One person has died and two others have been seriously injured in a three-car crash near Hamilton this afternoon.

Three people have been pulled from the Kawhia Harbour after their fibreglass boat capsized while crossing the bar about 10am today.

Two bodies have been removed from a car that plunged into a West Coast river two days ago.

Alcohol and camping gear flew through the air, fires were started and fences trampled in scenes of "absolute chaos" as riots broke out at a Gisborne New Year's Eve festival.