A Rotorua woman has an innovative idea to fill nationwide physio shortage.

Snake catcher describes coming close to being bitten by one of world's deadliest serpents.

The young Kiwi says he has no idea how he'll pay the bill on his low-end salary

Auckland grandmother Charlotte Nasey wants to run a marathon on every continent.

Heir to a multi-million fortune denies killing parents and siblings in Cape Town.

Children died when the bus they were in crashed into a truck and exploded in South Africa.

Austrian scuba diver who went missing off the coast of South Africa was killed by a shark.

South African police say a woman allegedly linked to multi-million fraud has fled to NZ.

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

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.

Barry Soper and Heather Du Plessis-Allan's dream holiday in South Africa turned into a nightmare when they were burgled then carjacked within a week.

A woman has laid a complaint with the Human Rights Commission after allegedly being told by a plumbing company they wouldn't fix her pipe because she was South African.

COMMENT: Driving through notorious Jo'burg suburb a few weeks back, the city lived up to its lawless reputation.

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 man hit by a car in South Africa last week was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, and his body then placed in a refrigerator at a local mortuary.

Christine and Shaw Dods-Brooks will have to wait even longer to meet their grandchildren after a new visa requirement for South Africans

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.