By Lillian Hanly of RNZ The Prime Minister is defending the government's boot camps despite one participant being removed from the pilot following a court appearance, saying they are some of New ...

A gunman ambushed and shot dead two firefighters responding to a forest fire in northern Idaho, wounding one other during an hours-long incident before the suspect was found dead, the Kootenai County ...

One patient suffered extreme pain after a piece of tooth was left in his gum, and another person was hospitalised after her cheek was pierced ...

In the six months since the Otago Regional Council adopted a climate strategy "a lot of progress has been made", principal strategy adviser Rebecca McLeod says. Further, Dr McLeod said two large ...

Rugby union has a lot of competition in Australia, with rugby league, AFL, soccer, and cricket. However, 2025 might go down as a significant ...

Two firefighters were shot dead while responding to a fire in northern Idaho and the body of a man was later found with a gun nearby, the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office said, as it lifted a ...

Out in the dark, on a frost-bitten Saturday in Middlemarch, I turned my telescope towards Messier 83. Astronomers call it a barred spiral ...

Māori voters who would like to change electoral rolls before the local elections have until July 10 to make their choice. "If you are Māori, ...

A Dunedin mayoralty candidate says voters who want change should not be distracted by city councillor suggestions he lacks enough ...

Sumner residents have given their verdict on the issue of the Cave Rock mast lights. Christchurch musician Sam Dunlay has released his first book, The Caterpillar, which is dedicated to the memory of ...

A music licensing organisation is chasing up hundreds of businesses a week asking them to pay-up for the tunes they are using, so that artists get what they are owed. Record numbers of people are ...

Multiple investigations have been launched after a man died at Mt Eden Corrections Facility in Auckland. Two teenagers remain in critical conditions after the car they were in left the road and ...