Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder backs Sonny Bill Williams' move to enter the boxing ring next month.

Universal or voluntary membership? That was the question put to tertiary students in 1999 after the National Government passed a law insisting they choose how they should belong to their student association.

Peter Dunne has defended the timing of the announcement of eight job losses at the IRD in Greymouth.

The site where Mellory Manning was probably attacked was a gang 'pad' at the time of her murder, police say.

Families of the victims of a drunk driver rejected his expressions of remorse as he was jailed today.

Canterbury's massive earthquake and aftershocks are likely to rank as the fifth most costly quake ever for insurers.

When a North Island family moved south and were unable to find a house to suit their needs, they moved one on site.