Icy scenes across the country

New Zealand is in the grip of an icy freeze which is producing record lows and a rush on heating supplies... more The government will back off a 2002 deadline for ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions unless there is international agreement on the rules enforcing it... more Cantabrian Denis Aberhart will take over the New Zealand cricket coaching job from David Trist, making him the new man-in-charge of the Black Caps... more Foodland Associated is confident the New Zealand Commerce Commission will allow it to pursue its negotiations with Dairy Farm International to buy its New Zealand supermarket subsidiary Woolworths NZ... more If Internet users wanted anyone running the World Wide Web, it would be Oprah, a recent survey has revealed... more Robbie Williams talks candidly in a recent interview about taking time off to find out who he is. "I've got to go away. I really have. Because I need to take time off to get my confidence back and I just need to take time off to find out who the hell I am"... more Time to dust off those old wire-cutters and secateurs. Topiary is making a comeback... more A search for the country's best cafés shows the regions are giving NZ's cities a run for their money when it comes to great coffee ... more Top ski racing teams from around the globe are travelling to Queenstown to share in the ultimate New Zealand winter experience... more Replacing Michael J Fox with Charlie Sheen in Spin City could be the savviest sitcom shakeup since Kirstie Alley took over from Shelley Long in Cheers, says OnTV columnist, Phil Wakefield... more TV Schedules

Akld: 13 °C 4 °C Wgtn: 10 °C 2 °C ChCh: 8 °C -2 °C Dun: 8 °C 2 °C Select Your Town Kaitaia Dargaville Paihia/Russell Whangarei Auckland Thames Tauranga Whakatane Te Kuiti Hamilton Tokoroa Rotorua Taumarunui Taupo New Plymouth Gisborne Napier Hastings Dannevirke Masterton Palmerston North Wanganui Levin Paraparaumu Wellington Nelson Motueka Reefton Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Kaikoura Christchurch Ashburton Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Alexandra Wanaka Queenstown Gore Invercargill NZ time: 1:10am