Controversial Dunedin City councillor Benedict Ong plans to stand as an independent candidate for the Dunedin electorate at ...

Oil prices have edged back up over US$100 a barrel, taking 91 petrol above $3 a litre across the country. The price that you ...

Two high profile former winners of the prestigious prize are among the strongest contenders to win again this year.

The Canterbury Regional Council has voted to bring an end to the controversial nitrate emergency declaration brought in a ...

The family of a man who stabbed his grandmother to death had been frustrated trying to get him mental health treatment, a coroner has found. Two or three months had passed since Tremaine Hati was seen ...

Also playing the summer sets will be English indie pop band Bastille (known for their big hit ‘Pompeii’ and its parent album ...

A man armed with a knife killed a priest and injured four other people during an attack on clergy and worshippers at a Benedictine abbey in southern Poland, authorities say.

Mayors say a decision to delay amalgamation was completely unexpected, and leaves plans - some discussed for years - ...

The Education Minister says information about the feedback she personally gave on curriculum changes "does not exist", amid ...

There’s a corner of the internet in which “stinkfluencers” promise that the right body odour will work wonders on attracting a mate.

Dannevirke locals have echoed calls from other towns in the Tararua region for a return to a local ownership model of ...

Veteran centre Adam Pompey has been granted an early release from his contract with the NZ Warriors. The Auckland-based NRL ...