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British police searching for Madeleine McCann's remains are examining a hole in the ground about 300 metres from the resort she disappeared from.

A man has posted a video entitled 'Blatant Racism in Cheektowaga NY' on YouTube that appears to show a stranger making bilious racist comments and calling him a "nasty f***ing n****r".

Areal estate brochure dug out from 1996 features a seven-bedroom villa in Herne Bay - now the country's most expensive suburb. The asking price? Just $190,000.

Lorde is wielding her star power to thwart scalpers ripping off fans.

A major new poll on Australians' view of themselves and the world has revealed a nation nervous at the rise of China

My dad had a country music band which played at the Waitemata Country Music Club. Mum played bass and my sister and I both sang.

An Auckland doctor lost $300,000 after a Nigeria-based fraudster hacked into his father's email account and, posing as the father, asked for the transfer of family money.

To his alleged victims, Rolf Harris is a dirty old man and serial abuser. But to those standing by the embattled entertainer he's warm, friendly and a 'great hugger'.

Megatron could be the newest nickname for Hamilton if public and council reaction to new tongue-in-cheek billboards at the entrances to the city are anything to go by.

Move over Nigella - there are two new domestic goddesses in town.

Auckland remains one of the world's most traffic-clogged cities, although it is not as bad as it was a year ago.

NASA astronauts can now share their adventures and insights as they post photos and thoughts to Twitter. Here are eight of the best to follow.

Auckland houses might be regularly selling for more than a million dollars, but there are still houses, units or townhouses available for $250,000 or less around NZ.

A German astronaut who used to study at a NZ university has tweeted a picture of Banks Peninsula from high above Earth.

Computer users have been warned to take urgent action to protect themselves from a cyber virus pandemic, with up to a million computers in 12 countries infected since 2011.

If you're like most people, you might sometimes get the feeling your body isn't normal. But don't fret - it's all the virtual bodies around us that aren't.

Rolf Harris has been accused of deliberately lying to the jury in his child sex trial after video emerged of him at a celebrity sporting event in Cambridge in 1978.

Three Auckland fishermen chanced upon a great white shark during a day in the Hauraki Gulf over the long weekend.

Only one player can wear the No6 jersey for the All Blacks on Saturday night, and Jerome Kaino and Liam Messam will be battling to start on the side of the scrum.

Hundreds of millions of people across Europe will be forced to change the way they use the internet, a key Google adviser says.

Two army recruits who braved a drunk and aggressive crowd to help a man king-hit at an Auckland bar have been recognised for their "selfless act of bravery".

It was a good day for Charles Mesure back in January. Starting his morning in Los Angeles playing a Texan art thief going up against Simon Baker in The Mentalist, by nightfall he was in Vancouver kicking around with swords for his debut as English

Queen's Birthday Honours: The nation says thanks very much for a job well done.

As Kiwi pop sensation Lorde tours, performs, records and collects awards, manager Scott Maclachlan is never far from her side. Meet the man who sat up and took notice when he saw a video of a 12-year-old performing at a school talent contest.

On the eve of the official celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 88th birthday, Danielle Wright talks to Aucklanders who share regal passions.

Residents in a quiet, family neighbourhood were left shocked and fearful after tragedy struck in their midst last weekend.