Police have found the "abandoned" vehicle that a missing German backpacker was travelling in before she vanished in Western ...

NZ Black Sox have opened their Softball World Cup campaign with back-to-back wins, including a statement victory over world ...

More than 200 kindergarten students in northwestern China were found to have abnormal blood lead levels after kitchen staff ...

An independent reference group has delivered guidelines to help the government shape climate adaptation legislation.

Pensioners camped out in a Waikato carpark are facing an uncertain future after years living on the site, but the carpark ...

The Titan submersible, operated by the American tourism company OceanGate, imploded 90 minutes into the journey - killing all ...

In the March quarter, the unemployment rate jumped to 5.1 percent, and the number of people in full-time jobs fell by 45,000.

Thailand's pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday, drawing crowds of diehard fans even as she left behind ...

Former broadcaster Oriini Kaipara has been chosen to contest the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election for Te Pāti Māori. Kaipara was selected at a hui at Hoani Waititi Marae on Thursday evening. The ...

Downpours are forecast to hit large parts of the country, including Auckland and the already drenched Tasman District.

Much of the agenda at a hapū hui in Whangārei was taken up by discussions of sovereignty and a member's bill which aims to ...

All 31 workers have been rescued after an industrial tunnel collapsed in Los Angeles' Wilmington area, city officials said ...