Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says he was “horrified to hear” about the fatal shooting in Ponsonby overnight, while expressing his frustration at the state of Auckland’s streets given the funding his ...

The effect of deep cuts throughout Massey University outlines a stark statistic, revealing the institution has cut more than 500 courses this year. At the same time, the university would not say what ...

This article deals with sexual assault and rape and may be distressing for some readers. A man who was “callous and uncaring” during sex crossed a line and “became criminal” when the woman withdrew ...

Taupō's newest geothermal power station has reached a milestone, marked with a fusion of Japanese and Māori customs. The turbine at the Tauhara power station started turning on Friday. It is one of ...

A 16-year-old boy shot dead by police after stabbing a man in Perth, Western Australia had been in a deradicalisation program but had no links to an alleged network of teen extrem ...

This week’s mystery photo from Manawatū Heritage’s website is of the interior of a grocery shop. It could be Lamerton’s, which had an outlet in Main St and one in Broadway Ave. More than 1700 images ...

Faux rockers - are they cheap and cheerful nostalgia or artistic spongers?

Thank goodness for that. Regardless of what happens in this test, the runs that Ross Taylor scored mean so much more than their contribution to the end result. Some of the doubts over Taylor's ...

NRL referees boss Graham Annesley has backed the original decision to not award the Warriors a penalty try in Sunday’s defeat At the end of the first half, and with the Warriors trailing 8-6, winger ...

Is it time for the toss to be expelled from the game of cricket? Photo / Photosport The Black Caps have only won four test matches away from home in the last two years. Four of 15 - and they've lost ...

Wellington police are asking for the public’s help finding wanted man Norton Kaine Kinnaird. Police said he should not be approached. He was on “several” active charges and was considered dangerous.

Auckland’s 1A First XV rugby championship has a proud new entrant this season in the form of Botany Downs Secondary College - and out in East Tāmaki, they’re already talking of it being “a legacy year ...