New Zealand<i>New Year Honours:</i> Lighting the way for Pasifika people chasing their dreams30 Dec 05:00 PM
New ZealandMinister dies when 4WDs hit head-onA 61-year-old church minister was killed on Christmas Eve when two 4WD vehicles collided and rolled in Napier.26 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandWhat shot cop told his parentsConstable Jeremy Snow didn't want to go to work the night that he was shot, his stepmother says.23 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandCelebrating the birthday of ChristAuckland church leaders offer their thoughts for this Christmas.23 Dec 03:00 PM
Opinion<i>Garth George:</i> Blasphemy divides, but truth unitesThe divine origin of Jesus' birth is a cornerstone of Christian faith and not up for revision, says Garth George.23 Dec 03:00 PM
WorldCleric's death breathes life into Iran's protest movementThe funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the eminent cleric and champion of reform, turned into a mass protest in Iran yesterday as the vast crowd chanted slogans against the government and clashed on the streets with security.21 Dec 09:33 PM
New Zealand'Fanatic' won't be prosecutedAn Anglican vicar has decided not to press charges against a woman who slashed a controversial billboard outside his church.21 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandWoman who cut billboard avoids prosecutionAn Anglican priest has decided not to press charges against a woman who slashed a controversial billboard outside his church.21 Dec 04:49 AM
WorldMacKillop to become Australia's first saintMary MacKillop is set to become Australia's first saint after Pope Benedict XVI approved her second miracle.20 Dec 12:09 AM
New ZealandChurch scraps billboard after attackAn Auckland church decides to take down its Xmas billboard of Joseph and Mary in bed after an elderly woman slashed it with a knife.18 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandChurch sticks to its guns over billboardAn Auckland church was today sticking to its decision to continue displaying a controversial Christmas billboard.18 Dec 05:00 AM
New ZealandChurch defiant in face of outcryA paint-bomb attack on a controversial Christmas billboard will not stop the church from continuing its campaign, church leaders say. 17 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandCossy club: All races welcome, but no hatsA cosmopolitan club that refused entry to a turbaned Sikh concedes the club's name stands for inclusion of all races, but says it has a strict no hat rule.17 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandBillboard depicting Mary, Joseph in bed defacedSt Matthew-in-the-City Church's mischievous biblical bedroom billboard was defaced just over five hours after it was erected in downtown Auckland today.17 Dec 04:55 AM
New ZealandAnger at biblical bed sceneA billboard put up outside the St Matthew-in-the-City church in Auckland is set to stir more than a bit of Christmas spirit.16 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandClub in fresh storm over turban banNational MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi is threatening to take a south Auckland club to the Human Rights Commission over its headwear ban.16 Dec 03:00 PM
TravelBengal: Farewell fit for a godPhotographer Greg Bowker joins the lavish celebrations of the Hindu god, Ganesh, in the Bay of Bengal.09 Dec 03:00 PM
