The coalition government is promising a crackdown on financial con-artists, bringing together agencies, industry and consumer groups to shut ...

A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder after a shooting and carjacking in Hamilton. A high court jury has seen footage of murder-accused Julia DeLuney's video interview with police the day ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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.

MetService says there's been more rain for the flood-damaged Nelson Tasman district overnight, with more to come. Two heavy rain watches at the ...