Kiwi conflict resolution experts have slammed the country's "dangerous double standard" on the Israel-Palestine problem.

Sydneysiders' prayers for relief of intense heat were answered with flash flooding that caused chaos and left residents and travellers scrambling for help.

The Australian Prime Minister told 60 Minutes that President Donald Trump "would not have to honour" Australia's refugee deal.

Qatar Airways has a reputation for lavish parties to launch new routes and says its gala dinner in Auckland will be no exception.

Aussie mother of one of the teens injured in a classroom stabbing has told of her horror. What happened after the attack only made it worse.

Americans are apologising to Australia as reports surface the President couldn't give a damn about the country's relationship with the US.

Labour leader Andrew Little will attend Waitangi celebrations in both Australia and Waitangi this year.

For Bernard Gore, becoming lost and trapped in the stairwell of a Westfield shopping centre proved fatal and his body lay undiscovered for three weeks.

Questons are being asked how the body of an elderly man found in a Sydney shopping centre stairwell lay unnoticed for three weeks.

Investment bank Credit Suisse is tipping Fairfax Media as a hot stock in Australia this year on the basis that it will divest its

A Sydney Uber driver has pleaded not guilty to having sexual intercourse without consent with an intoxicated 22-year-old British nanny.

A 5-year-old girl has died from a suspected methadone overdose in Sydney.

A woman has been caught on camera repeatedly banging on car windows after noticing a Muslim woman inside wearing a face covering.

Two unrelated people brought flesh-eating bacteria back from Pacific Islands.

Graphic image: A beachgoer found a human appendage in the toilet block and handed it into police.

Researchers call for ban on ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport

Evie Amati, the transgender woman charged with a terrifying 7-Eleven axe attack, suffered from psychosis that told her to kill, a court has heard.

This is video of the moment an axe-wielding woman strolled into a 7-Eleven and started hacking at two innocent customers. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.

WATCH: As new video surfaces, the man whose behaviour led to a San Francisco-bound flight being diverted to Auckland will not be prosecuted.

Huge lines are snaking out of the Virgin Australia terminal at Sydney Airport this morning. Travellers are warned to allow extra time.

Heartbroken New Zealand family members have gathered at the Sydney home where 2-year-old Vera Peacock drowned on New Year's Day.

Passenger complained to attendant about New Year's Day flight seating arrangements - then things got nasty.

A hop over the ditch doesn't need to break the budget, writes Shandelle Battersby.

Spectacular images of fire in in Sydney near crowds of spectators who have gathered to watch New Year's Eve fireworks.

A man will face court today after being arrested at Sydney Airport in relation to alleged threats to New Year's Eve celebrations.

An Australian police investigation lasting two-and-a-half years has led to the arrest of 15 men and the seizure of more than 1100kg of cocaine.

A rich-lister's son who made headlines for punching a police officer unconscious has finished second in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

Bonking, barfing and breaking in - a Sydney cab driver has opened up about misbehaving passengers as they get into the summer spirit.

Leader Wild Oats XI has been forced out of the Sydney to Hobart race because of hydraulic problems.

Three men have been arrested following a brawl in Sydney's CBD.