Five months after Irish No 8 Jamie Heaslip brazenly kneed the All Blacks captain in the back, McCaw barely recalls the incident ahead of presumably their next encounter

Brendon McCullum scored a test best 225 to ensure the second test with India ended in a stalemate.

Watch Kiwi Karl Loo's video of the shocking 30-story apartment complex fire, two blocks from his home, which left 42 dead.

Herald political columnist John Armstrong reports from Apec, where Prime Minister John Key has warned of the possibility of imminent "currency wars" if trade imbalances are not dealt with.

A new species of lizard has become a legend in its own lunchtime after being identified by scientists from the menu of a Vietnamese restaurant.

The economic recession and increasing awareness about environmental and ethical concerns have spurred many in the fashion industry to look more closely at its image.

John Key has told his Japanese hosts at Apec that NZ only wants Japan at talks on a regional free trade agreement if agriculture is on the table.

A Sufi shrine is also the resting place of a famous concubine, writes Jim Eagles.

A man allegedly killed his girlfriend and left her body to decompose in an Auckland apartment for up to 3-1/2 weeks, the High Court hears.

The world could run out of affordable chocolate within 20 years as farmers in West Africa abandon their crops, industry experts claim.

Witnesses say Daniel Bell was far more affected by alcohol than the "couple of beers" assessment Swimming NZ gave when they sent him home from the Commonwealth Games.

Three New Zealand men, missing after Indonesia was struck by a tsunami, have been located and are said to be safe and well.