Dixon Handshaw thought he was an only child for most of his life. But decades after being adopted, the 75-year-old learned he ...

In one of the worst natural disasters Australia has ever seen, at least 66 people died and hundreds more were injured when ...

President-elect Donald Trump said he will direct the Department of Justice to "vigorously pursue the death penalty" after ...

Volunteers are grappling with environmental havoc across more than 56 kilometres of coastline after at least 3700 tons of ...

A child has died after being struck by a vehicle in a driveway in Masterton. Police said a crash occurred on Atkinson Street ...

A dozen inmates at Waikeria Prison in Waikato will be charged with misconduct, after being found to have consumed homebrew on ...

Fiji police say those living in flood-prone areas in the Western Division should move to higher ground due to flooding.

A Dunedin man with a learning disability is spending Christmas Day cooped up inside a motel, as the date to move back into ...

Some butchers say Christmas ham and chicken are among some of the best-selling meats this holiday season, as New Zealanders ...

The Department of Conservation (DoC) is alerting swimmers to look out for great white sharks after sightings in the Kawhia ...

The King will deliver his annual Christmas message from a former hospital chapel. New Zealand is the first country in the ...