Police are hunting a prisoner who escaped from a transport van in Taupō today, and are warning people not to approach him.

The flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air jet that crashed on December 29 stopped recording about four ...

The Regulatory Standards Bill is "dangerous" and "alarm bells need to ring", critics of the proposed government legislation ...

Drones with thermal imaging equipment will survey a Coromandel Peninsula fireground on Monday night to identify where pockets ...

Firefighters have finally started gaining control over two major wildfires in Los Angeles, as fierce winds that supercharged ...

Six years after completing the first leg of his solo circumnavigation of the world in a rowing boat, from Dunedin to Cape Horn in Chile, an adventurer has started the second leg of the journey.

A Birdlings Flat resident has taken top honours in a global competition to find the world’s ugliest lawn. Police believe ...

Politicians past and present have paid their respects to Dame Tariana Turia - with Labour MP Willie Jackson saying the party ...

A cold snap is being felt across the country, with high winds forcing the cancelling of ferry crossings and some North Island ...

The government has been accused of a "blatant disregard for transparency" as unanswered questions continue to mount while the ...

Scrub fires around the country are keeping fire crews busy today. The firefighters' union has serious concerns about the ...

A person has died after being found at the bottom of a cliff in the Coromandel. More of upscale Pacific Palisades is being ...