Around Britain, the placid calm of urban ponds and watercourses is being disturbed by a rapacious new menace – legions of abandoned pet terrapins.

The vast majority of New Zealanders are happy with their lives, according to a new survey.

Actor Keanu Reeves has proved he is not the father of a Canadian woman’s children after taking DNA tests.

Police raids in Otago and Canterbury have uncovered a sophisticated international drug syndicate.

The donnybrook between Sir Anthony O'Reilly and Denis O'Brien could ultimately have implications for the ownership of APN and the New Zealand Herald.