Podcast: Detour Antarctica

Ice ice babies: The secret Antarctic pregnancy race

The two dictators and their push for the first child born in the snow.

Antarctica: The madhouse at the end of the world

"People who go mad in the Antarctic tend to go mad in similar ways."

Kiwis 'exposed to radiation' at leaky Antarctic plant

More than 300 tonnes of radioactive rubble was shipped off the continent.

Guinness rewrites record book after clash over Antarctic exploits

New rules for records introduced amid criticism of skier.

Watch: 'It shook our house' - Bomb squad blows up device at Auckland beach, rattling locals

A resident said their house shook after an explosion at Okoromai Bay just before 6pm.

Bomb squad's controlled explosion on Auckland beach.

The dramatic moment at Okoromai Bay, on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, in Auckland was caught on camera. Video credit / Tom Atkinson

'Deeply saddened': Probe, recovery launched after tourist boat capsizes, dozens rescued

Local fishing boats helped rescue 'frightened' passengers, including children.

It's a rollover: No lucky winners in tonight's $6m Lotto Powerball draw

The numbers from tonight's draw are in.

'Unimaginable' tragedy: Sixth and final Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified

The 71-year-old Rotorua woman has been formally identified in an identification hearing.

How an Auckland businessman's scheme to import 2.6 million black-market cigarettes backfired

Wei Xu stood to gain nearly $4 million from the illegal imports.

Weather: Raincoats needed for first week back to school

It will be a wet start for many on the first day back at school on Monday.

Motorcyclist critically injured in SH3 crash near Rātana

There are no detours and motorists face significant delays on State Highway 3.