Christchurch City Council needs help to confirm that they have made contact with all families of those who were lost and injured in the earthquake of 22 February 2011.

Element AvantiPlus and Alpine Aqualand have joined forces and given away the first two of four bikes for their Summer Swim & Slide promotion.

Waikato Regional Council's catchment services committee has backed a legal appeal against a hearing committee's decision restricting the amount of mangroves that can be cleared at Whangamata to 16 hectares of new removal and 6.5 hectares of tidy up work.

"No wonder New Zealand has such a high incidence of domestic violence and child abuse."

A man who is alleged to have murdered a neighbour in the Hamilton suburb of Frankton yesterday appeared in court today and was remanded in custody to reappear next month.

Porirua Police are investigating an indecent assault which occurred in Whitby in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Detective Shane Carter of the Porirua CIB says between 5:00am and 5:30am,

Tauranga organisation, footsteps, is hosting a free Kid's Day Out event on 18 February at the opening of its new site at 150, 17th Avenue, Tauranga South - opposite the Historic Village.

Cyclone Jasmine continues to churn away as a moderate strength tropical cyclone 1700kms north of New Zealand and serious flooding has returned to Queensland - but for New Zealanders the forecast continues to improve for many with more sun on the way and less rain overall.

As part of the ongoing investigation into the murder of a 22 year old security guard in Henderson, the Police 10-7 series is to screen details about the homicide this Thursday evening.

Wellington Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a Newlands dairy yesterday.