A man narrowly avoided being hit in the head by a falling rock at Franz Josef Glacier and his partner suffered a broken foot after jumping a barrier.

Taxi drivers are calling for perspex screens and security cameras to be compulsory in taxis, with no provisions in NZ law covering driver safety.

Almost a year after the Black Saturday bushfires devastated Victoria, two teenage boys have been charged with lighting the Bendigo blaze.

Neighbour tells of burning smell near house at the centre of murder inquiry.

Police investigating the disappearance of millionaire businessman Herman Rockefeller said he "may have met with foul play".

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's nephew was fined.

Police in Australia are investigating a report that missing multi-millionaire Herman Rockefeller has been spotted in a small town west of Melbourne.

Prime Minister John Key stands by his decision to reveal that one of the SAS soldiers in a controversial photograph this week was Victoria Cross winner Corporal Willie Apiata.

Actor Dennis Hopper has filed for divorce from his fifth wife, amid reports he's on his deathbed, writes Myrddin Gwynedd.

A clandestine meth lab found on one of the country's poshest streets shows the drug can make its way into all communities, street resident and Auckland City Mayor John Banks says.

Two men and one woman will face drug-related charges after the discovery of a P-lab on one of Auckland's most elite streets.

The all-Australian iconic Ford Falcon could soon be a thing of the past, Ford's CEO warns.

Air New Zealand is to increase the number of direct flights between Australia and Queenstown this winter.

Victoria has declared a Code Red fire warning in the Wimmera region today, ahead of an expected scorcher.