The northern areas of New Zealand’s North Island were battered by high winds and heavy rain on Thursday. The stormy weather caused power outages, uprooted trees and caused minor flooding.

The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and local guides died in an eruption had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors safe thrown out by a judge on Friday.

On an island off the coast of New Zealand, an endangered species is getting another chance. A total of 40 saddlebacks were reintroduced on the small, uninhabited island, officials said.