Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war under the age of 25 in emotional homecoming scenes, the first step in a series ...

Tonga is so serious about the Sabbath that it banned most Sunday trading. Now the king and plice are urging people to keep ...

A pedestrian is seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in Central Otago. Police responded to the crash on State ...

About 14,000 litres of diesel has leached into the ground at Christchurch Men's Prison, after the hatch of a fuel tank was ...

A campervan driver head-butted a 71-year-old who stopped on the side of a highway and confronted him about his dangerous ...

The Supreme Court will hear a penny-less Taranaki farming couple's appeal against the compulsory acquisition of 11 hectares ...

Public submissions on the stadium's future opened this week, with the Western Springs Speedway Association taking the ...

Alarm bells are ringing for some households in remote parts of the country if Chorus phases out its copper network to replace ...

As part of the Budget this year, Health Minister Simeon Brown promised greater accessibility to urgent healthcare.

This claim was corrected by the UN a short time after that interview. The statement was based on an IPC report which warned ...

Dehumidifiers are extremely useful in increasing the feeling of warmth in a house. During operation, they release some latent ...

Much of the upper North Island have been rocked by thunderstorms overnight, with over 3000 lightning strikes recorded.