Canadian anti-pop collective Broken Social Scene's New Zealand shows are likely to be as messy and mysterious as their music. Edward Helimore reports.

Gun killings in NZ have declined the most in an international comparison - even though it has less strict licensing laws than Canada and Australia.

Fifteen lucky poker players are headed from Auckland to Queenstown this week for a chance to strike it rich.

He insists on his own story being told as truth, but author Guy Gavriel Kay's own writing is more effective for its addition of fantasy, writes David Larsen.

A Canadian known to visit New Zealand is wanted for his involvement in the murder of 13 rival bikie gang members.

NZ won't extend the number of refugees it accepts and needs to address the increasing risk of people-smuggling boats hitting our shores, says the PM.

Scientists have discovered the first significant link between autism and DNA.

Whistler offers an Olympic challenge, says Sarah Ivey.

Two children are among the people missing after the land beneath their house gave way, causing it to partially collapse.

The man who faked his CV to become the first boss of Maori TV says his sentence was harsh compared with what has since happened to a public servant who falsified her CV.

Parents, beware: watching television makes toddlers fatter and stupider at primary school, according to new research.

John Key found himself on the fringes of a political scandal in Ottawa yesterday, involving allegations of cocaine use and blackmail.