Forecasters are expecting heavy rain and thunderstorms around Gisborne, where 17,000 people are camping out for the annual ...

Wellington Zoo is down to one capybara after the death of one of its huge - and hugely popular - rodents. In an email to ...

Engineering issues have forced an Air New Zealand plane back to the ground in Christchurch on Sunday evening. A flight ...

Most of the 181 people aboard were presumably killed when an airliner veered off the runway and erupted into a fireball as it ...

A Marnus Labuschagne half-century and stubborn tail-end batting drove Australia to a 333-run lead at the end of day four in ...

A person is in a critical condition after a fight between two family members in Auckland. The police said they were called to ...

Police are investigating the death of a woman following an incident in Feilding on Boxing Day. Detective Senior Sergeant Dave ...

Surf Life Saving is warning people to think about what they take to the beach on a windy day. It says significant numbers of ...

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

A youth pastor has died after a shark attack while spearfishing with his family on an island off the Central Queensland coast ...

Auckland FC coach Steve Corica praised his team's ability to respond to their first-ever A-League defeat as the competition's ...

Kiingi Tuheitia had been in hospital recovering from heart surgery. He died peacefully, surrounded by his wife Te Makau Ariki ...