Cardinal George Pell, has taken a leave of absence from the Vatican.

New Zealand switched to dollars and cents on July 10, 1967, to simplify the use of money.

A fancy dress swingers ball turned bad when police raided the Melbourne venue.

Podcast digs into bizarre clues in the grisly cold case murder of Maria James.

Three deaths in Melbourne could remain unsolved.

NZ trained heart surgeon hit outside hospital after a dispute about smoking has died.

Boss Pomare was run over by a ute and dragged 100 metres. This is his story of survival.

Silver Fern vice captain Maria Tutaia is the first NZ ambassador for the Melbourne Cup.

Police are confident they are closing in on New Zealand born Karen Ristevski's killer.

Malcolm Turnbull asks why siege gunman, who was known to counter-terror police, was free.

Siege gunman lured a sex worker to the apartment but his motives were far more sinister.

Police identify suspected Melbourne terrorist who killed a man and took a woman hostage.

Isis blamed the attack on Australia's membership in the coalition against the group.

Melbourne Police shot dead a gunman known to counter-terrorism officers during a siege.

Doctor with NZ links in critical condition after vicious attack outside hospital.

Heavily armed police boarded a Malaysia Airlines flight after it returned to Melbourne.

Two quick-thinking girls fought off an attacker by biting and kicking him.

A mother who killed three of her children by driving into a lake has been jailed.

Convicted Australian sex offender more than 70,000 child porn images in his possession.

Caleb Jakobsson will be sentenced for running down a Melbourne mother.

Parts of Australia are getting ready for a month's worth of rain.

After a miracle on McGregor Rd, Boss Pomare's kids are planning his wedding to their mum.

During deadly Melbourne storm, Hope Carnevali struggled for breath on her front lawn.

Kiwis in Aussie are wondering about their future in what used to be the 'Lucky Country'.

Kiwis captain and teammate allegedly bought, snorted cocaine outside a Canberra nightclub.

NZ's capital ranked the best place to live in the world in a new global study.

A Melbourne grandmother who contracted swine flu is fighting for life in hospital.

PM says "serious discussions" needed after tertiary study change affecting Kiwis in Oz.

Actress Rebel Wilson is headed back to Australia and she's out for blood.

Ryman starts mammoth Melbourne project.