Negotiations are continuing for the release of the sister of an Auckland man and her partner who were taken hostage by Somali pirates, with a friend of the couple hopeful a resolution will be reached soon.

South Africa's experience points the way...

Two cousins who were separated by South Africa's racial laws 40 years ago have been reunited in Auckland.

South African cricketer Jacques Kallis escaped unhurt after being involved in a car crash overnight.

New Zealand golfer Mark Brown has made a promising start to the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa.

New Zealand get another taste of England's increased application to sevens rugby in South Africa this weekend.

The British man whose wife was murdered while the couple was on honeymoon in South Africa last month has been arrested.

The three suspects in the killing of a honeymooning tourist in South Africa appear in court.

It was an extraordinary love triangle, which nearly had murderous overtones.