Whooping cough cases have almost doubled in the past week, and Southland continues to have the most cases. Political leaders ...

More Fire and Emergency NZ ground crews will be on deck on Saturday as they continue to battle a high-country scrub fire that ...

The hunt for the killer of an insurance executive has passed the crucial 48-hour mark, as New York police scour surveillance video, chase down leads and seek the public's help to find the gunman.

By Blessen Tom of RNZForeign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has hinted that New Zealand may soon announce the start of ...

Warning: distressing content. A Dunedin healer who sexually assaulted seven of his clients will be released from jail 18 ...

A population of South Island robins living near Dunedin is at risk of local extinction without intervention. Precautionary ...

Humanities and social sciences research funding will be slashed under the government's cuts to the Marsden Fund. Chinese ...

The Health Commissioner will seek an apology from the former Health Minister, after she suggested at Parliament he had ...

The All Blacks and Crusaders player who admitted a charge of wilful damage following an incident at a Christchurch party can ...

Negotiators aiming for an international treaty to curb plastic pollution are set for fierce debate on the last day of scheduled talks.

In a season first, MetService has issued heat alerts to known hotspots around the motu, warning residents to take care as ...

Queenstown now has safe rooms available for victims of domestic violence. The first residents of a new affordable housing ...