A top-level meeting to discuss the Cadbury factory closure ended with reporters being ejected and the workers' union leaving early citing legal concerns.

Air New Zealand faces a sharp fall in first half profits as increased competition puts pressure on yields and oil prices edge up.

The pilot involved in the Melbourne air crash was under investigation for a previous incident that had been deferred three times due to "workload".

The Long Bay College community is reeling after three deaths in the school community this year.

Mystery surrounds death of Kiwi woman living in Sydney found with slashed wrists next to a note saying 'he did it'.

Double-murderer Jason Reihana was treated at Waikato Hospital earlier this month next to patients unaware they were sharing a ward with him.

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Three people have died in a horror incident on a New South Wales farm which police have described as a "tragic set of devastating occurrences".

Bill English and Malcolm Turnbull have delivered a two-fingered salute to @realDonaldTrump by vowing to try and push ahead with TPP.

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

The gorse, grass and pines on the Port Hills are ideal plants to fuel the wildfires sweeping through the area.

In the midst of the raging inferno enveloping Christchurch's picturesque Port Hills, came a new life.

Joanne Lees, whose boyfriend Peter Falconio was murdered, has revealed a new woman in her life has made her want to have Australian citizenship.

Scientists have ruled out any suggestion this morning's 5.2 quake was linked to the mass whale stranding at Farewell Spit.

Western Heights High School has gone into lockdown.

Find out how many days Kiwis spend at the beach by region.

Investigators will interview 'relevant people' after yesterday's explosion that killed a crewman on board cruise ship.

Kiwi consumers could soon have their pick of a new super-sized superfood - a jumbo blueberry the size of a $2 coin.

Three students are completing their final year at the beleaguered Papakura High School.

The public are "liable to be misled" into thinking the DIY chain's prices are the lowest on the market, says the Commerce Commission.

As a Tauranga art festival looms, the mystery surrounding the Banksy-like stencil art found in the CBD deepens. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A quick check of the MyLotto app on Sunday reveals the life of a young Central Otago couple is about to change.

Australian and New Zealand authorities make the largest ever cocaine bust off the Australian coastline.

A man has been flown to hospital with multi-trauma injuries after his car collided with the back of a truck near Nelson this morning. It's

A Rotorua man is fighting for his life after he was beaten by two men in a Perth carpark.

It's being called "the best page on Facebook", with men and women alike bonding over one of life's random joys. Lisa Mayoh reveals her husband's passion.

Solo mum killed daughter after two-decade struggle with her violent outbursts, poverty and feelings of being let down by health system.

Nurofen's 'targeted' pain relief claims don't stack up.

Kiwi scientists have reconstructed more than 34 million years of our climate - including a period when New Zealand was up to 8C warmer - using 2000 samples of fossilised tree pollen.