Life in prison doesn't have quite such a literal meaning for a butcher who used three different knives to stab his wife to ...

The Public Service Commission does not report an ethnic breakdown of its own managers, but its annual report shows the pay ...

Israel's security cabinet has agreed a ceasefire deal with Lebanon, Channel 12 reported on Wednesday morning. The accord was ...

As the first day of competition came to a close on Tuesday, a number of Pacific Island reps had gone through undefeated.

John Tinniswood, the world's oldest man, dies at the age of 112. Tinniswood died on Monday at a care home in Southport, ...

Hawke's Bay farmers are off-loading stock as dry conditions start to bite. While the hills still have a tinge of green, ...

Sport as a political tool is not a new phenomenon; its propaganda potential has been realised for decades, writes Sam Risdon.

There has been strong opposition to Wellington City Council's controversial move to keep retention of the Golden Mile in its ...

Pam Corkery in Australia has news of Molly the Magpie and an underworld shooting in Sydney; a ceasefire looks close between ...

The asset limit used to means test the rest home subsidy needs to be increased, says the Green Party. People can apply for a ...

Laos police have detained eight men over a suspected methanol poisoning that killed six backpackers, including two ...

Rescue teams also found five people alive - two Belgian tourists, one Swiss, one Finn and an Egyptian, bringing the total ...