A young jockey has been named as the victim of a serious dirtbike crash in Hamilton. Ngakau Hailey, 18, died after he collided with a car at ...

The woman killed by an elephant in Zambia has been remembered as a cheerful and compassionate person "dearly loved" by her family in the South Island.

The Hurunui District Council is urging the Department of Conservation to consider feral cats in its long-term plan to rid the country of harmful predators. As a first step it is recommending ...

Kiwis selling a house held in a family trust will no longer be treated like potential criminals, the govt says, as it plans to relax ...

The Grinch of Grange St has finally been apprehended months after she dampened festive spirits by allegedly burgling a Dunedin home on ...

A global peace icon has been honoured during five days of events. The Dhargyey Buddhist Centre recently marked the 90th birthday of His ...

US President Donald Trump told leaders from five African nations that he was shifting the US approach to the continent from aid to trade and ...

Timoci Tavatavanawai will have the opportunity to earn his first All Blacks cap this Saturday night, becoming the fifth debutant this season so ...

A new petition is calling on the Government to reconsider four-laning State Highway 1 between Rolleston and Ashburton.

A car has crashed into a 108-year-old heritage-listed Canterbury rail footbridge which is due for a major restoration early next year.

A woman held hostage at gunpoint for more than 15 hours in her Nelson home says she lives in fear that the man who did so will one day kill her.