Pregnant women who eat a lot of sugar-laden food could be compromising their babies' development, new New Zealand research suggests.

A man has been shot with a taser and sprayed with pepper spray after he attacked police with a spiked metal bar this morning. The man had been shadowed by a police helicopter for nearly half and hour as he sped through Auckland in a stolen

The Herald's netball writer Dana Johannsen provides a complete guide to the ANZ Championship which kicks off this weekend.

NZ males have spoken - Pippa Wetzell is the country's most desirable woman, a study by Colmar Brunton shows.

Holding his only surviving daughter after a horror car crash, Donald Coulter says: "I thank my lucky stars I still have one. I still wish I had two."

A health warning has been issued as stings from microscopic jellyfish plague swimmers at popular beaches on Auckland's North Shore.

Expat New Zealanders hit by Tropical Cyclone Yasi have joined a growing number of disaster victims denied recovery payments by the Australian Government.

A quiet ride for Claire van Schaik ended with her lying in agony on the road with a set of handlebars embedded 10cm into her stomach.

Sick and disabled NZers are taking legal action against the Australian Government over what they call a "discriminatory" law denying them medical care and other state support.

All Blacks Mils Muliaina and first five-eighth Stephen Donald will feature for the Chiefs in their final Super Rugby pre-season hitout.