A petition of 14,000 signatures in opposition to sand mining at Te Ākau Bream Bay has been handed to Greens MP Hūhana Lyndon.

Midweek: The ever-present US President makes the most of set-piece media events. Also -billionaires seeking stakes in our ...

Australian authorities are urging Queenslanders on the state's south-east coast to make their evacuation plans now, as the ...

The Black Caps are tantilisingly close to a spot in the ICC Champions Trophy, where India awaits. They take on South Africa ...

A methane-hunting satellite - which New Zealand taxpayers pitched in $29m for - is being handed back to its makers so they ...

Adrian Orr's decision to step down as Reserve Bank governor was a personal one, and he felt it was the "right time" to resign ...

The US President made it about four minutes into his first speech to Congress before the Democratic lawmaker began shouting ...

The PM says he would expect someone "taking on a directorship job" to "know what you're signing up for", following Prebble's ...

The Education Minister and the Associate Education Minister have once again had to reschedule a meeting to discuss the school ...

A large fire has broken out at a scrap metal yard in South Auckland. Fire and Emergency says 15 trucks are attending the fire ...

The US President's address was one of the most partisan in memory, with Democrats almost uniformly resistant to his agenda ...

A large structure fire has broken out on Hunua Road in Papakura and people are being asked to avoid the area. Fire and ...