A funeral with full police honours will be held next week for slain Nelson police officer Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming. A ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has struck near one of Tibet's holiest cities, damaging buildings around Shigatse and sending people running to the streets in neighbouring Nepal and India. A mum to two ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down as leader of the ruling Liberals after nine years in ...

Politicians past and present have paid their respects to Dame Tariana Turia - with Labour MP Willie Jackson saying the party should consider a formal apology over her treatment during the Foreshore ...

A cool change and rain have brought welcome relief for emergency crews fighting a bushfire in Australia that has been burning for weeks. Visitors to Abel Tasman National Park are being asked to report ...

Six people were injured - three seriously - after a crash near the Homer Tunnel in Fiordland at the weekend. Sun, good times and horses brought the crowds to Glenorchy at the weekend, as tens of ...

Anna Yeoman, a conservation ranger at the Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary near Alexandra, describes the battle to protect New Zealand’s exquisite jewelled gecko from ruthless poachers and predators.

In a six-part series Mike Houlahan looks back at how the Otago Daily Times covered burning issues of yesteryear. We begin by considering the moral panic which ensued in some quarters when the ...

A cold snap is being felt across the country, with high winds forcing the cancelling of ferry crossings and some North Island locals reporting snow. One of the victims of the New Year's Day attack in ...

A new economic impact report on the value of the Oamaru Heritage Precinct has vindicated its role as the "key sightseeing destination" for the town.