Medsafe is checking whether a pregnancy test linked to birth defects was used in NZ.

A meeting between Donald Trump and Angela Merkel turned cold as Trump ignored an attempted handshake.

The Opportunities Party wants all Kiwis to get a basic income of $200 a week.

The country saw 92,000 visitors from Germany and 215,000 from Britain last year.

A man wielding an axe went on a rampage at a German train station this morning.

German teen Marcel Hesse on the run after 9-year-old neighbour stabbed 40 times and his death posted on the internet.

He went to university at 14 to study music and now 17-year-old Matthias Balzat has won the grand prize at the National Concerto Competition

The pair are being sent to Germany and Poland on official visits just weeks after the start of official Brexit talks.

Islamic militants in the Philippines have reportedly beheaded the German hostage they were holding for ransom.

Airbus is making a play to replace NZ's ageing Hercules by showing off its big military airlifter this week in a bid to woo the public and Defence chiefs.

This talking doll looks innocent enough - it has been banned in Germany over fears it could be used to spy on and speak with children.

A Tesla driver who deliberately crashed his car to save a stranger's life has received a welcome offer from CEO Elon Musk.

A German newspaper has admitted a reported 'rioting sex mob' of refugees in Frankfurt on New Year's Eve never actually happened.

A woman accused of tying her lover to a bed and then killing him with a circular saw has gone on trial for murder in Germany.

Gamers from around the world are wanting to help, after the story of a PlayStation stolen from a Wellington Hospital has gone viral.

In a Western world fast embracing a darker view of Islam, a German sports hero has suddenly fallen from heights it took a lifetime to achieve.

A statement from the Trump administration called Iran's missile launch 'provocative', but did not outline any actions it intends to take.

A woman has filed a complaint with German police alleging she was told to squeeze her breast at airport security to prove she was lactating.

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy is calling for police to record hate crime statistics to combat racism.

Keep visiting and show your solidarity with this very cool German city.

A year and a half after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) alleged Volkswagen had installed software to circumvent emissions

COMMENT: An odd affliction seems to have affected PM Bill English in Europe: he has forgotten John Key's name.

Bill English will return to New Zealand today after his first trip overseas as PM. He spoke to Claire Trevett in Berlin about his trip.

Germany sought to calm European anxieties over Trump's presidency after he dismissed Nato as "obsolete" and said he believed the EU would break up.

In a post-Brexit minefield, Bill English managed to avoid inflaming European sensitivities on his first major international visit as a 'junior world leader'.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has given strong backing for the EU free trade deal with New Zealand, saying Germany would apply pressure in Brussels to hasten the talks.

Prime Minister Bill English wound up his trip to Europe after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel early this morning.

The Fuhrer may have used a secret runway to escape his Berlin bunker and flee to South America in a Luftwaffe plane.

Prime Minister Bill English will wind up his trip to Europe after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

A Syrian migrant who posed for a selfie with Angela Merkel is suing Facebook after being falsely linked to terrorism in posts shared on the social media.