Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 have struck near Anchorage.

He was named Te Kōhanga Reo when he was three months old by a group of visiting Māori.

Justin Schneider said he'd kill, then choked woman until she passed out. He walked free.

Phone ringing in man's jacket pocket was found by woman, who knew missing girl's parents.

Unknown to the poachers, a wildlife camera captured their despicable acts.

Blind and deaf man had trouble communicating on a flight, so this girl stepped in to help.

Scientists have discovered seismic warning signals that can precede an earthquake.

Stephanie holmes reports from the side of Bliss's seagoing gokart track.

Hunters will be allowed to shoot wolf pups in dens, kills bear cubs and poison animals.

Want your April Fool's Day fix? Here's some of the best since way back.

They were jailed over the brutal death of a teen in 1997. But they didn't do it.

Sue Halliwell conquers her fear of meeting a grizzly in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.

Tips to avoid things getting grizzly in the great Alaskan outdoors. This is bear country.

7.9 quake is unlikely to have caused a tsunami that will affect New Zealand.

Sister of Facebook billionaire says she felt "disgusted and degraded" by fellow passenger.

Drawn to civilisation, the white giants in turn draw intrepid tourists,.

Anna Harrison checks into an olde world hotel that's reportedly haunted.

Anna Harrison soars and soaks up some culture before cosying up to a moose.

Magnitude 7.8 quake hit between the tip of the Aleutian Islands and Russia's Kamchatka.

Alaskans tend to focus on more tangible hazards.

Alaskan teen mauled to death by bear after getting lost during mountain race.

Once thought to be spirits dancing, the aurora borealis still inspires awe.

Volcano under one of the world's busiest flight paths has erupted almost 40 times this year.

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.

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.

Gunman Esteban Santiago - an Iraq war veteran - was taken into custody after he opened fire in the baggage claim.

The tiny village of Pointy Lay is working on an anti-tourism strategy: it's begging tourists to stay away.

Alaska, the largest state in the American Union, is extraordinary and extraordinarily hard to visit.

The USA's northernmost state is positively heaving with spectacular wilderness areas, but you'll need to embrace a spirit of adventure to visit some of them.

Fishermen Brian Mattson and Doug Corl snagged this whopping 180kg halibut while out fishing in southeast Alaska.