The sunshine and the sea - and the chance to catch up with other "gap year" students from back home in Germany has made Osnabruck's

In terms of domestic violence across the country the statistics are not good. The statistics which encompass crime and injury associated

by Kiri GillespieSimone Anderson (left) from The Incubator and judge and punk legend Rocky Horror Picture Show's Richard O'Brien join

New data showing an increase in long wait times for youth patients needing mental health help has been labelled "appalling" by a local

Napier dog owners were greeted with a protest as they drove to the Bark Island event in Park Island yesterday,on Sunday, with more

Concerns that students who could potentially be quality vets are being turned away has prompted Massey Uni to give the qualification a major overhaul.

After five long nights on a cliff edge suffering a broken leg and severe dehydration, cocker spaniel Bluey will soon be home with

Friends and family are using social media to plead for sightings of a New Zealand man missing in Bali.

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A major medical marijuana trial is underway in New Zealand - testing the effects of a new cannabis gel on epilepsy patients.

The pink LightPath/Canada Street Bridge and a Hawkes Bay school are among 28 of NZ's best new structures.

The lucky Lotto winner who woke up $44 million richer this morning remains unknown this morning.

The NZ Herald wasn't the only paper around the world to go big with the US election coverage.

"Terrifying" is now trending on Twitter.

Police have released a detailed description of a car used in the attempted abduction of a Whangarei schoolboy.

Tim and Fiona Noble have lost all possessions and the home in which their children grew up - and grandkids loved to visit - has been destroyed by fire.

Police are looking for a mustachioed man who was caught on CCTV robbing a service station in Nelson. The Z service station on Halifax

Brett Morrison moved after two lots of intruders went through his Papamoa rental Two burglaries in the space of two weeks was enough

A fire that was rapidly spreading down a cliff in swanky Auckland suburb St Heliers has been extinguished.

Squally thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to hit the North Island overnight, with a severe weather watch in place.

A 20-year-old male is in a serious condition after a ride on mower rolled on Waiheke Island. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter is on

Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.

An English country estate cashing in on the lucrative manuka honey market has been given a stinging riposte by Kiwi beekeepers who

Dunedin police are looking for 24-year-old Tamaroa Jones, who has a warrant for his arrest.

Christchurch police are being investigated for pouring hundreds of litres of booze into a drain.

A woman who was charged an $80 cleaning fee by Uber was sent a photo of beer bottles as proof of the mess left behind.

Auckland man jailed after he used bedtime stories as a chance to groom his 9-year-old daughter, reading to her before climbing into her bed and raping her.

It is believed the tractor rolled onto the driver after it collided with a car that was overtaking it.

A two-car crash is causing heavy congestion on State Highway 1, south of Warkworth.

Police are still puzzled by an alleged kidnapping from Sylvia Park in September.