Whether you're recovering from a food coma or a slight festive hangover, you'll find plenty of reasons to stay on the couch ...

A passenger plane crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday and initial reports suggested there were ...

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

Taking a break doesn't just feel good, it's been shown to benefit your health. A 2017 meta-analysis of 86 studies revealed ...

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

Hawke's Bay officials are preparing for possible flooding with heavy rain expected for Boxing Day. MetService forecasters ...

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

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

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

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

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

Whangārei's mayor Vince Cocurullo is undeterred by the Christmas Day forecast. "I take everything that the MetService says ...