International animal protection groups are heading to Wellington Zoo to talk conservation.

A white pride group says it has opened a Wellington chapter and plans to put up posters shortly.

Three South African men have been rescued from their stricken yacht off Australia's most southwesterly point.

A Kiwi man who pulled a cheetah off his teen son in South Africa has spoken about the "instinctive" rescue.

In a shocking new development, a rhino has been slaughtered at a French zoo for its horn.

Truck driver who helped the abandoned animal was criticised for smoking.

Hastings has congratulated its largest number of newly officiated New Zealand citizens just as Statistics New Zealand released population projections stating Hawke's Bay would grow steadily over the next 30 years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The South African High Commission in New Zealand has announced the launch of two South African Visa Application Centres in Auckland and Wellington, run by VFS Global.

Laura McGoldrick is joined by Hamish McKay to discuss late South African rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen.

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Frustrated Kiwis are having to travel across the country to secure visas for their South African holidays.

All things Russian and Indian are popular, as are Brazilian corporate bonds and Mexico's cheap peso.

A young Kiwi missionary has died in a car accident in South Africa.

Monster rats have eaten a baby girl alive in South Africa while her mother was out drinking.

It's hard giving up summer for an overseas holiday, so why torture yourself? We've come up with five of the world's best summer destinations.

Kiwis already booked to go to South Africa now have to travel to Wellington to get a visa first.

A 20-year visa-free travel arrangement between the two countries has now ended.

Kiwis will now need a visa to travel to South Africa, matching New Zealand moves earlier this year.

A 6-year-old boy is heartbroken and his family Christmas is in tatters after a visitor visa mix-up will prevent his grandparents flying to New Zealand.

Shocking footage has emerged showing the moment a circus trainer was mauled by a lion during a live show in Egypt, leaving him with fatal injuries.

Nearly a quarter of 10-year-olds say they are bullied on a weekly basis.

South African-born comedian Urzila Carlson tells of her childhood escape from her abusive father, the reasons she became a Kiwi.

All Black Aaron Smith has been pictured in public with his partner Teagan Voykovich for the first time after his toilet incident earlier this year.

A South African rhino who was named Hope after she survived a 2015 attack by poachers who hacked off her horns and part of her face has died.

Damon Stapleton is one of the world's most awarded advertising creatives. The South African migrant now helms DDB New Zealand.

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A Hastings woman has been charged with causing the death of an 8-year-old boy after a crash into traffic queued at roadworks this year.

All Black Aaron Smith faces a tough road to shake the shame of his sex scandal.

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A South African man who kidnapped and indecently assaulted a 6-year-old girl in Auckland won't be deported when he finishes his prison sentence.