In August, te ao Māori was rocked by the news that Te Arikinui Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII had died, aged 69, just days after celebrating the 18th anniversary of his coronation. Kiingi ...

Record rain hasn't dampened the spirits of thousands of festival goers, and Drug Foundation staff say they're "slammed" by ...

Alshad Ahmad shuns comparisons to Joe Exotic and says his inspiration is legendary Australian "crocodile hunter" Steve Irwin.

Tony Stamp celebrates the many great albums that came out 30 years ago in 1994, from grunge to trip-hop.

Two people have died in a two-vehicle crash north of Mangaweka today, and State Highway 1 is expected to be closed for ...

A police officer in Central Otago had to hit the ground to avoid being hit by a speeding motorcyclist. The rider had ...

A hiker was forced to spend overnight and most of the following day in the bush on Boxing Day after he became separated from ...

At least 85 people were killed when an airliner veered off the runway and erupted into a fireball as it slammed into a wall ...

The extremely rare publicised apology from Putin was the closest Moscow has come to accepting some blame for the disaster.

A nurse has been hospitalised with stab wounds after attending a callout to a property in Rotorua. Wairarapa Hospital did not ...

It is believed a man has died in Napier after falling off a mattress on top of a station wagon. His body was found on ...