Police on the border of Spain and Morocco subdued a knife-wielding man.

Looking for the best bang for your buck? Make this South African city your next stop.

Two years after the killing of Cecil the Lion caused outrage, his son has been shot.

A $7 million shipment of phosphate bound for New Zealand will not reach these shores.

Police moved in at dawn to clear illegal camps in area of northern Paris.

AIi Kitinas, who is 16 years old, is so successful her own mum works for her.

A humble Instagram account showcases ordinary triumphs, hobbies and life around Africa.

Heavy clashes erupted between rival militias in Tripol, Libya.

Orcas are hunting sharks for their livers and people are worried.

The young Kiwi says he has no idea how he'll pay the bill on his low-end salary

The ultimate school field trip enchants Charmaine Noronha in the Maasai Mara.

Food crises are erupting across Africa and there is no money to fight it.

Scientists have revealed new insights into a tiny ancient human nicknamed the Hobbit.

Husband punched the shark to fend it off as his wife, who was bitten, scrambled to shore.

Special service remembers the incredible WWII derring-do of the Long Range Desert Group.

Emmanuel de Merode to raise $1.7m for endangered mountain gorillas of eastern Congo.

Children died when the bus they were in crashed into a truck and exploded in South Africa.

The little-known story of a crack Kiwi WWII special forces unit.

Good news for ivory as ivory prices in China plummet as the govt closes down factories.

International animal protection groups are heading to Wellington Zoo to talk conservation.

Humanitarian ships blamed for undermining fight against people smugglers.

A white pride group says it has opened a Wellington chapter and plans to put up posters shortly.

A Kiwi man who pulled a cheetah off his teen son in South Africa has spoken about the "instinctive" rescue.

A deal to allow for 14 flights a week to Colombia has been signed and more agreements are in the pipeline.

Some measures of air safety have gone backwards, but the risk of being in a plane crash continues to fall.

White House press conference on Obamacare and immigration ban.

In a shocking new development, a rhino has been slaughtered at a French zoo for its horn.

NZ-led study's findings bring new hope that the species may be more resilient than originally thought.

Truck driver who helped the abandoned animal was criticised for smoking.

Hastings has congratulated its largest number of newly officiated New Zealand citizens just as Statistics New Zealand released population projections stating Hawke's Bay would grow steadily over the next 30 years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.