A weka nicknamed Ranger has been returned to the West Coast, after climbing into a ute and hitching a 300 kilometre ride to ...

Egg producers are misleading New Zealanders by not declaring that their colony laid eggs are laid by caged hens, says animal ...

The man, who cannot be named, has been defending 33 charges of sexual and physical violence relating to five female ...

Annual donations to political parties published today show larger amounts than in the past, with new rules requiring smaller ...

Farmers are celebrating new rules to limit farm conversion to forestry but worry loopholes remain. Agriculture and Forestry ...

The inquest, which started on Monday morning, was subject to wide-ranging suppressions. The first witness, whose identity was ...

North Island tourism leaders are banding together in a new alliance, in a bid to get more visitor's boots on the ground and ...

Parliament is back after a three-week recess and the prime minister is due to speak to reporters at his post-Cabinet press ...

Trade Minister Todd McClay says a government delegation has landed in Delhi to kick-start free trade negotiations.

Labour's Justice spokesperson Duncan Webb says it's "depressing" the government can't come up with better solutions.

The contenders for Fonterra's consumer operations are becoming clearer, with leading dairy companies looking to get a slice ...

Those who turn left when they enter the plane will have the option to lie down and close the door on the rest of the cabin.