The 12-hour global telethon to raise money for earthquake-hit Christchurch has now collected more than $1 million.

Job-hunters desperate to find part-time work are applying in their hundreds for vacancies that pay less than minimum wage.

John Key and his National Party colleagues may well take a hit in the polls after the mediocre Budget.

US preacher predicts apocalypse starting in New Zealand today but his track record looks shaky.

Murray and Michelle Smith of Cambridge respond to the "end of the world" frenzy created in the US.

Budget documents reveal a power cable to the Kupe gas and oil field has failed and is the subject of a $95 million insurance claim.