A body found in a burnt-out car is believed to be a mother-of-two kidnapped by five armed men from a home in Sydney's ...

After contracting the infection in Samoa, the boy was flown to Auckland's Starship Children's Hospital where he later died.

Monique Croon says energy and shipping decisions are needed before a meatworks supported by the government can proceed.

In the UK, HSBC was offering a two-year fixed first-home buyer rate at 4.25 percent. Floating was 6.74 percent and a ...

After walking 40 kilometres over 12 hours on raw, blistered feet, carrying a 17-kilogram pack on the second day of his walk ...

A passenger on a small plane from Belize on Thursday (local time) shot dead an American armed with a knife who was attempting ...

Several townships on both sides of the Coromandel Peninsula - all popular holiday destinations for Easter Weekend - have been ...

While ex-Cyclone Tam is still churning away in the Tasman Sea, MetService says the worst is over for the top of the North ...

Police are asking for witnesses after a cyclist died in a New Plymouth crash on Saturday, 12 April. Emergency services were ...

Prophetic words from legendary NRL commentator Ray Warren, spoken at fulltime of NZ Warriors' inaugural game - a 25-22 defeat ...

Over 5500 homes remain without electricity in Northland, online outage maps by Top Energy and Northpower show. Some have been ...

A skilled Queenstown kayaker drowned after becoming caught in a river hazard resembling a ''washing machine'', a coroner says ...