A Kiwi man faces extradition to Australia over alleged crimes when he was a 14-year-old.

Meteorologists have confirmed the January heat was off the charts.

Bats dropped dead from trees and roads melted as country sweltered in unprecedented heat.

Experts left stunned after Aussie house prices plunged at 'fastest rate ever seen'.

Those who eat breakfast consume significantly more calories than those who skip the meal.

Djokovic, Nadal and others play on in the shadow of the Australian superstar of the 1960s.

Whanganui's James Rountree in the thick of Oceania Challenge Cup at Motocross Grand Prix

Overseas teachers bring the world into low-decile schools, but are they ready for it?

Melbourne's calendar is chocka with world-class shows, festivals and major sporting events

Driver divided opinion after filming himself speeding along bike lane yelling at cyclists.

History Channel says they visited Aussie 50,000 years ago and claims there is evidence.

'Today is one of the saddest days in the history of the Ambulance Service.'

Man accused of killing mother and Australian aunt lived with guns and dissected cats.

Former senator and Indigenous woman Nova Peris describing her comments as 'putrid'.

There are plenty of reasons to catch up with our nearest neighbour this year.

The girl took the shocking photo while she was loaded into an ambulance.

Best of the week: Your worst nightmare just became a reality.

Aboriginal women were considered fair game to colonisers.

Police say the father of a baby born to a 12-year-old girl is also believed to be a child.

A NZ-born teen has been jailed after the hit-and-run death of a motorcyclist in Melbourne.

Ben Rimmer was buying a pie in a Sydney store when he was attacked. WARNING: Graphic.

Hot weather left more than 200,000 properties without power in Victoria yesterday.

Lamb ad proposes New Zealand become part of Australia, but it has taken a shock twist.

There's no relief with horror conditions expected today for city who broke heat record.

Man jailed for 10 years had a "cold blooded" question after raping one of his victims.

A woman quickly nipped to the toilet, but she felt something horrifying when she sat down.

Heatwave has toppled an 80-year record - and it won't be the last today.

Dozens of brumbies were found by a dry waterhole at Deep Hole, in Northern Territory.

Melbourne woman Trish Downes didn't have a chance to blink before he jumped in.

Nathan Tinkler had the world at his feet. Then everything went wrong.