COMMENT: Tiny little specks of land hundreds of kilometres from New Zealand may hold key secrets about the future of our planet.

Human bones were found on a Northland beach yesterday.

It was Hawke's Bay's only known fatal shark attack, and 120 years on the death of Bright Cooper is still shocking.

A group of AUT academics have joined forces to present the stories behind some of our best-loved but often misunderstood Christmas traditions.

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Kiwi couple donate seven works including pieces by Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and Joan Miro at inaugural event.

Paddle: 131216RK01BOP A paddle gifted by the renowned Maori chief Hori Ngatai to a young English army lieutenant 150 years ago is

COMMENT: This month marks 100th anniversary of first sedition convictions after the passage of Military Service Act 1916, which brought in conscription.

A letter written by a soldier involved in the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade has shed light on who was to blame for the military defeat.

The royal family of Kiwi boxing are calling on Joseph Parker to end a 126-year drought in tonight's world heavyweight title showdown with Andy Ruiz Jr.

A disfigured jaw and nose on the skull of Robert the Bruce show the telltale signs of leprosy, scientists have discovered.

Monday is Prime Minister John Key's last day in the top job. But it turns out December 12 was also the last day in office for three other NZ prime ministers.

Seventy-five years after Japanese warplanes streaked over the hills here thousands gathered on a placid morning to pay tribute to those who died that day.

Behind his attractive smile lurks a sex monster and sadist with a history of rape and violence towards women and young girls.

The ashes of a brother who survived the Pearl Harbour attack will join his twin who was killed 75 years ago when the USS Arizona was hit.

Suzanne Aubert was an inspirational figure in New Zealand history.

History-making astronaut Buzz Aldrin has always set his sights on the stars.

The sister of the San Bernardino shooter has spent months trying to adopt her niece, but so far is only allowed to see her in six-hour regular visits.

Thousands of children go missing every year. Some never make it home again.

COMMENT: The event is worth being reminded of because this sorry chapter shows this country is indeed a blip on the radar screen by the French.

A website founded by releasing hundreds of FBI investigative documents related to the only unsolved hijacking of a commercial airliner in the US.

A French spy convicted of the fatal Rainbow Warrior bombing has hit headlines again, as a finalist in a celebrated wildlife photography contest.

CLOSED: The Rotorua Museum remains closed after new earthquake damage was found last week. PHOTO/FILE A_23115sp1.JPG Engineers are

A lot back on the big sporting stories and event that took place on November 17. 1993. It took just 8.3 seconds for Davide Gualtieri

A World War Two paratrooper who survived being shot four times in the conflict died on Remembrance Sunday while the Last Post played at 11am.

Time stood still for the Taradale Memorial Clock Tower on Monday morning, just minutes after the magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit, with

Clive Bibby gives his view on Trump's election.

Family links found in Auckland Art Gallery's Lindauer exhibition.

COMMENT: The amazing thing about democracy, when you stop to think about, is that it makes the right decision far more often than not.

A French memorial will be added to the War Memorial Park in Wellington after a winning design was chosen from 43 entries.