Waituna West News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

High winds briefly forced the closure of the Auckland Harbour Bridge as a fresh round of wild weather descends on the city. Just after 11am Waka Kotahi sai

High winds have forced the closure of the Harbour Bridge four times as wild winds gusting over 100km/h lash the city. Long traffic queues are forming on ei

Manawatū 20-year-old scores her fourth international goal as Black Sticks finally find the net to draw against Australia.

From left, 'Building' team Kate Symonds, 12, Kendyl Humphrey, 8, and Nora Hare, 5, set their foundations. ”Each morning up to 60 students would enter the gate and then quickly disperse into the native planting area at the rear of the school.” Each hut had to be able to fit all team members and have suitable seating for all, be as weatherproof as possible as though it would be slept in, and have at least one window and a door. Materials were sourced from around the school, and parents were approached to check out what was lying around and could be recycled or repurposed from home, Audie...

“There’s always a certain amount of stress between the driver and the navigator,” Ian said. “We’re given directions, very vague directions. Most of us got lost today,” Shirley said, noting the pair “took the scenic route”. By lunchtime, however, any stress had evaporated as the pair, this year married for 65 years, and the couple of dozen other participants had a sheltered lunch in a garage near Tokomaru. The scheduled picnic venue of Horseshoe Bend Reserve proved too cold and windswept. After setting off from Palmerston North, a morning tea stop in Foxton was also include...