MPI is investigating after a video of a teen hitting and kicking a live octopus on a Bay of Plenty beach has emerged. A friend who was with a New Zealander when she was allegedly set on fire by her ex ...

The Green Party wants clarity from the PM on the government's plans for privatisation, accusing him of "publicly entertaining ...

US band Toto is bringing their Dogz of Oz tour as far south as Christchurch in April. The Prime Minister has hinted National will campaign on asset sales next year, saying an election win in 2026 ...

People who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk of dying from heart disease and a lower overall risk of dying compared with all-day coffee drinkers, according to international research. Four ...

Police are investigating the unexplained death of a woman at a Queenstown property yesterday. In a statement, police said emergency services ...

Performing at the Waitati Music Festival is band Gutterlove with (from left) Glenn Bathgate on guitar and vocals, Lisa Gruner on vocals, Jason McIver on drums and Joe Pomana on bass. Pouring a cup of ...

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 ...

Across the country there have been four fatal road accidents this weekend, and two deaths from accidents earlier in the week.

Samoa and New Zealand have been discussing Manawanui compensation, according to the head of Samoa's Ministry of Works, ...

A Christchurch school already has 60 primary-aged children enrolled and another 40 on the wait list. A critically-injured person has been freed from the wreckage of a crumpled campervan more than two ...

The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the Covid-19 pandemic is "more likely" to have emerged from a lab than from nature. Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern ...