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Mercy dash to rescue bitten woman
A woman's sea lion bite is infected and a rescue helicopter is flying 400km to a remote island to evacuate her.
A woman's sea lion bite is infected and a rescue helicopter is flying 400km to a remote island to evacuate her.
Despite its distance from world trouble spots, New Zealand has a valuable role to play, says Bill English.
How an undercover agent led police to a sprawling underworld drug network.
Jo Pitman shares her story on having a baby in prison. She is one of a handful of women who had babies behind bars.
The suicide rate among young Kiwi men aged 20 to 24 in recent years was double the rate of Australian men of the same age group, a study has found.
COMMENT: Prime Minister Bill English will meet Theresa May tonight - but the Trump factor means his visit isn't getting much attention in the UK.
In the last of a five-part series looking at research in Auckland's blue backyard, an expert discusses how far our ocean ecosystems can be pushed.
Victim advocate Louise Nicholas says allegations Chiefs rugby players verbally abused two female parking wardens are "disappointing".
Getting closer than 50m to a killer whale could set you back a couple hundred thousand or land you behind bars.
Owners of boutique cinemas in Wellington have seen their business double since the November earthquake knocked two major cinemas out of action.
Organisers of the Pop-Up Globe have been accused of sexism for using an all-male cast in keeping with Elizabethan times.
The fire near Queenstown which destroyed 150ha of native scrub was likely caused by a campfire, authorities have found.
People failing to pronounce Maori place names correctly "boggles the mind" of one Auckland woman, and presumably the thousands of people who viewed her online video.
Billy Turner waited until after he'd been for a 20-minute swim with a 2.7m shark at Pauanui to tell his mother what he'd done.
A Kiwi lost more than 50kg in a journey to health and has one final hurdle to go through.
A homeless man photographed receiving a slice of wedding cake from kind hearted newlyweds has spoken of the touching gesture and been reunited with the couple.
Kiwi mixed martial arts fighter Mark Hunt is suing his employers, the UFC for more than $3.5 million dollars. He’s seeking damages after his UFC 200 opponent Brock Lesnar tested positive for a banned substance. The 42-year-old filed the lawsuit in Nevada District Court today, among the charges are allegations of conspiracy to commit a crime, fraud and breach of contract.
A Christchurch mother who objected moves to exhume her son five years after he died, has now been buried alongside him.
A homeless man photographed receiving a slice of wedding cake from kind hearted newlyweds has spoken of the touching gesture.
The journey began the 17-year-old wanted to do something "radically different" which scared him.
New Zealand's tourism industry is booming, making more money than ever before. But this unprecedented growth presents its own set of problems as our country's tourism operators struggle to keep up with demand. Jucy CEO Tim Alpe is witnessing this growth first hand and joins Belinda Henley.
RUBBISH: The container which fell off an Enviro Waste truck and blocked State Highway 29 for three hours yesterday. PHOTO/GEORGE NOVAK/110117gn03bop.JPG By
A New Zealand man who allegedly attempted to smuggle more than $8.5 million worth of cocaine into the UK in the back of a truck has
Services will be held in Wellington and Auckland today to pay tribute to former Steel & Tube Holdings Ltd boss Nick Calavrias.
As New Zealanders are well aware, but probably Australians are not, many of these people who are detained are not Kiwis in any real sense.
COMMENT: New Zealanders deserve to know why the issue of settlements has become so challenging, and why it came before the council in December
Supermodel Rachel Hunter might not have left her heart in Kaeo when she visited the Far North town recently - but she did leave her
Almost 100 young people will get free restricted licences in Taumarunui, getting them off the street and into employment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Temperatures in the 30s this week mean more work for Quality Roading Services (QRS) routine maintenance manager Gary Jones. He said