New Zealand experienced its first confirmed case of avian influenza on an Otago egg farm and thousands of chickens were culled. While the outbreak was contained to the Hillgrove farm, measures were ...

Warm air can still rise from a mountaintop, but it’ll be cooler to start with than air down at sea level, just because it’s ...

Emergency services were called to the scene, between Wharekauri and Mangamaio roads about 2.30pm.

Rochelle Tabak -- also known as Rochelle Fleming -- left her home address at midday on April 16, and was last seen in Addington an hour later. She told a friend she was going to the bank, but hasn't ...

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued from Hawke's Bay through to Bay of Plenty. Yesterday, a landslide in the Brynderwyn Hills badly damaged cars and blocked part of State Highway 1, as ...

The skipper of the Phoenix women's side has called time on her professional club career after Wellington's final game of the A-League season. Longo says she's waiting to see what happens with the ...

A 33-year-old died in hospital after the attack on St Johns Road in Meadowbank about 10pm Saturday. Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin says they believe they know who the victim is and are working to ...

The 33-year-old Phoenix midfielder confirmed the news after Wellington's 1-all A-League draw with Western United. Longo - who has led the Nix for the past two seasons - explains why she's hanging up ...

Science writer Henry Gee paints a less horrific but equally worrying picture of humanity’s future in his book The Decline and ...

As a war drama, The Narrow Road to the Deep North is almost entirely static. The combat the battalion engages in is eclipsed ...

He says the average April rainfall is 90 millimetres at most.

GOLF COVERAGE WITH CROWN... THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A NEW CROWN. SIMPLY THE BEST. 20 Apr: Daniel Hillier's underway in the final round of the China Open in Shanghai 20 Apr: Golfer Kazuma Kobori has ...