Police have decided not to file charges after a shoplifting allegation was made against former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman. The ...

A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles rapidly spread to more than 38 square km, forcing mandatory evacuation orders for more than 31,000 people. A man has been arrested after two people ...

One person has died after a two-vehicle crash north of Temuka this afternoon. The crash on Milford Clandeboye Rd was reported at 12.40pm, a ...

The Police Association says it's aware an internal investigation is under way, after police staff were found to be searching the main database for details about Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming's death.

Politicians past and present have paid their respects to Dame Tariana Turia - with Labour MP Willie Jackson saying the party should consider a formal apology over her treatment during the Foreshore ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%. Drastic cutbacks at NZME affect not only ...

An historic Canterbury home is getting a new lease on life as its owners John and Wendy Hillary pour their life savings into ...

Drastic cutbacks at NZME affect not only staff but also readers wanting information on important issues, a union says. A ...

Former PM Jacinda Ardern's "deeply personal memoir" will be released in early June - and promises to provide all the details behind her decision to step down from the role in 2023 ...

The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said today. A fire at a ski resort hotel overnight killed at least 10 people and injured 32 others in northwestern ...

A project manager for a planned Richie McCaw statue to be erected in his hometown said he hopes it can finally be built this year. Two people have been critically injured in a crash at Thomsons ...

Public health experts have found New Zealand's water infrastructure system is leaking at a rate far higher than in leading European countries. The upper North Island is expected to be in for a ...