Dixon Handshaw thought he was an only child for most of his life. But decades after being adopted, the 75-year-old learned he ...

Dan Slevin reviews three new films arriving in cinemas for the summer holidays. Mufasa: The Lion King is a prequel about the ...

Volunteers are grappling with environmental havoc across more than 56 kilometres of coastline after at least 3700 tons of ...

A child has died after being struck by a vehicle in a driveway in Masterton. Police said a crash occurred on Atkinson Street ...

A dozen inmates at Waikeria Prison in Waikato will be charged with misconduct, after being found to have consumed homebrew on ...

A Dunedin man with a learning disability is spending Christmas Day cooped up inside a motel, as the date to move back into ...

The King will deliver his annual Christmas message from a former hospital chapel. New Zealand is the first country in the ...

Fiji police say those living in flood-prone areas in the Western Division should move to higher ground due to flooding.

A child is in a serious condition after being rescued from a drowning incident at a beach in Auckland's northern suburb of ...

A treatment plant supplying drinking water for about one-fifth of the Wellington region has been switched off following the ...

Fire and Emergency is warning holidaymakers to have a plan and be prepared in case of a wildfire when travelling around the ...

Retail NZ's chief executive said she is unsurprised by the continued decline on retail spending during Christmas, which she ...