Despite weather extremes, an Auckland climate scientist is unconvinced about the role of human-induced global warming.

New elephants are coming to Auckland Zoo - but not everyone is happy about it. We look at the arguments for and against the council's $3.5 million new attractions

Gerald Melling's response to architecture is an emotional one. Here he discusses his passion and motivation, including helping to rebuild after the Sri Lanka tsunami.

Sri Lanka's World Cup captain Kumar Sangakkara has challenged former skipper Hashan Tillakaratne to prove his recent allegations of rampant match-fixing.

Photo from the Cricket World Cup semifinal between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Black Caps have been knocked out of the Cricket World Cup after falling to Sri Lanka by five wickets this morning.

New Zealanders would look askance if the Black Caps were to stoop to the blatant unpleasantness of the Australians.

If the Black Caps can set up a solid game plan against Muttiah Muralitharan tonight then they'll go a long way to beating Sri Lanka.

Japan's biggest quake since records began triggered a shocking 10m tsunami. See how the quake ranks in history.

Heavy monsoon rains have forced the International Cricket Council to move World Cup warm-up matches from Sri Lanka's Pallekele stadium, tournament organisers said Thursday.

The ICC learned nothing from the last World Cup if the format for this one is any guide, writes Andrew Alderson.