Hamilton Zoo has announced the death of one of its giraffes. Masamba had just celebrated his 23rd birthday, but had been in ...

Howard Temple, 85, was on Friday afternoon jailed for more than two years for sexually assaulting six girls and young women ...

Almost 60 central Rotorua garden beds will be replanted after gardeners had a series of close calls with passing vehicles. A ...

Another bank has increased its fixed home loan rates, as pressure continues on wholesale rates. Although the Reserve Bank cut ...

The House continues a packed agenda as the government tries to clear through legislation before the end of the year.

Police say there will be an increased presence this weekend with gang members expected to attend the unveiling of a headstone ...

Renata Wiles launched the petition, saying it was "crazy" that shade wasn't already a mandatory requirement for playgrounds.

The region needs to plan a response to the call for simpler more cost-effective local government or risk changes being ...

In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, the Abu Jazar family awoke Thursday morning to find that their 8-month-old baby, Rahaf, had ...

Cathay Pacific says a passenger on flight CX811 from Boston to Hong Kong tried to open an aircraft door mid-flight on 10 ...

The Black Caps bounced back from a dramatic draw in the first test, to dismantle the West Indies by nine wickets in ...

Minimum wage workers will get a pay increase from 1 April, but its less than the current rate of inflation. Workplace ...