Knives, homemade tasers, screwdrivers, knitting needles, knuckledusters and even a small axe are just some of the items.

The council is working on a blueprint for the future housing needs of the growing city, which will help guide plans for areas ...

Dixon Handshaw thought he was an only child for most of his life. But decades after being adopted, the 75-year-old learned he ...

Dan Slevin reviews three new films arriving in cinemas for the summer holidays. Mufasa: The Lion King is a prequel about the ...

Volunteers are grappling with environmental havoc across more than 56 kilometres of coastline after at least 3700 tons of ...

A Dunedin man with a learning disability is spending Christmas Day cooped up inside a motel, as the date to move back into ...

The King will deliver his annual Christmas message from a former hospital chapel. New Zealand is the first country in the ...

A child has died after being struck by a vehicle in a driveway in Masterton. Police said a crash occurred on Atkinson Street ...

A dozen inmates at Waikeria Prison in Waikato will be charged with misconduct, after being found to have consumed homebrew on ...

Fiji police say those living in flood-prone areas in the Western Division should move to higher ground due to flooding.

The Department of Conservation (DoC) is alerting swimmers to look out for great white sharks after sightings in the Kawhia ...