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.

French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

How many languages can you speak? Hamilton resident Christian Damba knows eight languages and is now adding Te Reo as his ninth. - Made with funding from NZ on Air

Joyce Luma, head of the United Nation's World Food Programme in South Sudan, called the famine "man-made".

This North African country is a vast cornucopia of charm and intrigue, finds Tara Stevens.

A heartbreaking video shows the moment a widow met her US Army veteran husband's coffin on the airport tarmac, leaving a plane full of passengers in tears.

There may be a whole lot more to little old New Zealand than three tiny islands tucked away in the Pacific.

New research co-authored by a New Zealand scientist has linked deforestation to the deadly Ebola virus.

Once again, the question seeks an answer: Is there a secret chamber inside what is arguably the world's most famous tomb?

This tradition is revered by people across North Africa, but much less known beyond.

President Donald Trump denounced arguments against his immigration order as "disgraceful".

Of all the gin joints in all the world, Pat McCarthy walked into this one.

Justine Tyerman comes close to hugging a strange man at the airport in Marrakesh ...

Winston Aldworth takes to a bicycle for a new view of Tanzania.

Border officials first became suspicious of the young woman when they saw her using a trolley to carry just one rolling suitcase.

COMMENT: While the proposal is good in theory, it's no panacea for the challenges of our modern economy.

A Nigeria teenage girl who spent her life being carried around in a plastic bowl because her body stopped growing has died.

Israel bars Kiwi ambassador from entering the country in further fallout from the UN Security Council's resolution to condemn settlements in occupied territories.

BP has agreed its second huge deal in days with the energy giant revealing a near $1 billion investment in gas fields off Northwest Africa.

Kiwis will now need a visa to travel to South Africa, matching New Zealand moves earlier this year.

A man hit by a car in South Africa last week was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, and his body then placed in a refrigerator at a local mortuary.

An ancient Egyptian city and graveyard has been uncovered by archaeologists.

Elly Warren, from Melbourne, was expected to return to Australia on Monday before heading to New Zealand with her boyfriend for a holiday.