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

Politicians past and present have paid their respects to Dame Tariana Turia - with Labour MP Willie Jackson saying the party should consider a formal apology over her treatment during the Foreshore ...

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 ...

Six people were injured - three seriously - after a crash near the Homer Tunnel in Fiordland at the weekend. Sun, good times and horses brought the crowds to Glenorchy at the weekend, as tens of ...

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.

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

A new economic impact report on the value of the Oamaru Heritage Precinct has vindicated its role as the "key sightseeing destination" for the town.

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

Millions of Americans from the Plains to the East Coast face the threat of blizzards, heavy snow, treacherous ice and freezing rain through to Monday. Four people have been left injured, including two ...

Nurses have been reluctant to test for Covid-19 and take time off work due to fears of running out of sick leave, an Auckland nurse says. One person is dead and another seriously injured following a ...

One person is dead and another seriously injured following a crash in Karaka, south of Auckland yesterday. It is by no means a "bummer summer" despite the cool temperatures and wet weather seen by ...