Patricia McKay, a friend of the NZ prime minister, was killed during the attack in California.

Farnham Youth Choir wants to raise £50,000 to attend the international competition in New Zealand.

Police are investigating how the 24-year-old suspect evaded the nation's strict gun control laws.

Two people have been shot dead in the centre of Auckland just hours before the opening of the Fifa Women's World Cup.

Police say the body was recovered late on Tuesday evening, but has not been formally identified.

Police say they are liaising with the organisers of an event run by a controversial women's rights activist.

The government estimates a billion dollar bill that could rival the rebuilding cost from the 2011 quake.

New weather alerts are issued days after the city of Auckland is badly hit by flooding.