As Clayton Weatherston reaches the end of the road for appeals against his murder conviction, his legal-aid bill has mounted. The Otago University tutor, who murdered 22-year-old student Sophie Elliott in 2008....

Clayton Weatherston has had his application to appeal his murder conviction....

On November 28, 1979 an Air New Zealand DC-10 on a sightseeing trip to Antarctica crashed into Mt Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. In his book Daughters of Erebus, Paul Holmes reveals how the news unfolded for the family of pilot Jim Collins.

Eating more slowly could be the answer to beating the battle of the bulge, according to a new survey.

Chris de Freitas and Keith Hunter says the global temperature has not risen over the past 13 years.

A prostate test which could detect a single cancer cell passed in urine has been given a $800,000 funding boost.

Dunedin Hospital is under investigation over the use of drugs in medical research without proper...

Smoking - like overeating - can't be stopped merely by the will of authority.

Elite academy refines top drivers' skills with some extra lessons.

Researchers have issued a new caution over the use of Champix quit-smoking tablets.

Musicians and media have hit out at plans to sell student radio station Radio One as an attack on the cultural heart of Dunedin.

Study on adolescent risks finds answers in behaviour of infants.

More needs to be done during early childhood, write Peter Gluckman and Harlene Hayne.

Certain types of contraceptive pills may lead to a higher risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots.

New Zealand health experts are leading a push to make the world largely smokefree by 2040.

New Zealanders who do not have enough access to nutritious and affordable food have higher levels of distress.