A funeral with full police honours will be held next week for slain Nelson police officer Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming. A ...

Politicians past and present have paid their respects to Dame Tariana Turia - with Labour MP Willie Jackson saying the party ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has struck near one of Tibet's holiest cities, damaging buildings around Shigatse and sending people running to the streets in neighbouring Nepal and India. A mum to two ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down as leader of the ruling Liberals after nine years in ...

A cold snap is being felt across the country, with high winds forcing the cancelling of ferry crossings and some North Island ...

Holiday-makers heading home from holidays and a handful of crashes have slowed traffic in Waikato, Wellington and at the ...

South Korean police have raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as they investigate a crash that ...

A cool change and rain have brought welcome relief for emergency crews fighting a bushfire in Australia that has been burning for weeks. Visitors to Abel Tasman National Park are being asked to report ...

A man has been charged with murder after the death of a baby in the Hamilton suburb of Fairfield on Wednesday. A cyclist has ...

The Smith siblings in Tarras strive to be competitive in rodeo events, but not necessarily with each other. A sea lion and ...

Anna Yeoman, a conservation ranger at the Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary near Alexandra, describes the battle to protect New Zealand’s exquisite jewelled gecko from ruthless poachers and predators.

It is by no means a "bummer summer" despite the cool temperatures and wet weather seen by much of the country since Christmas, a forecaster says. Warning labels on alcoholic drinks would help limit ...