Crews began fighting the fire near the Frasertown community just after five - but after a two hour battle, the house was severely damaged. State Highway 38 between Frasertown and Wairoa was closed for ...

Education Minister Erica Stanford has withdrawn last-minute amendments that would have seen homeschooling exemptions revoked for parents who fail reporting requirements. She says the issue is more ...

May: A chance for New Zealand's cricketers to don the international whites for the first time this year, courtesy of a debut test against Ireland in Belfast: 26 May: A blow to ...

Health New Zealand's confirmed Darfield is now open again to new patients, but its long-term future won't be decided until the end of the year. Mayor Lydia Gliddon says further decisions are in Health ...

A RaboResearch report predicts the Strait will remain shut until at least September, increasing the risk of serious market intervention. A US-Iran peace deal is not believed to be close. Rabobank ...

The Gladiator star, 62, was filmed interacting with autograph hunters who approached him as he exited a hotel in Paris, France with Crowe seen giving them a gruff warning and threatening he would be ...

Slater says they protected the 14-point lead as best as they could. 27 May: Former New South Wales league captain Paul Gallen has lobbed a game-day grenade, annoyed that Queensland are claiming ...

The Beatles legend has given his thoughts on the Opalite singer's career so far and admitted he can see a "parallel" between Taylor and his band because she has achieved a level of fame comparable to ...

Special Victims Unit star, 62, looked back on the loss of the actress in her 2025 documentary, My Mom, Jayne in which Mariska also reflected on her own trauma stemming from the car crash which killed ...

The Quantum of Solace star, 40, married the actor in Ireland in 2019 and she's now opened up about the bespoke wedding dress and matching veil she wore for her walk down the aisle - revealing the veil ...

Despite a weeks-long ceasefire in Iran, most Iranians have been without international internet access since the war began. That means almost the whole country has been disconnecte ...

It is the first time Israel has made such a sweeping demand since US President Donald Trump announced in April a ceasefire had been imposed in Lebanon. The Israeli military has warned all residents of ...