Virgillia oroboides is widely known as keurboom in its native homeland of South Africa, translating to "choice tree" for us ...

Santa and his entourage have been told they must wear seatbelts if they come to Christchurch, raising accusations of "woke ...

Otago and All Black great Chris Laidlaw is one of two former New Zealand players who will be inducted into the World Rugby ...

Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor assaulted a woman at a party in Dublin in 2018 and must pay her nearly 250,000 euros in damages.

The head of High Performance Sport NZ was warned in 2018 of concerns "we would have an athlete that would kill themselves" if ...

There are disgruntled and confused voices in the construction industry following extensive redesign and delays to construction of the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatient building. The challenges and ...

The ACT Party says it remains to be seen if the benefits of a new medical school at Waikato University stack up. The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found an officer used excessive force ...

A sea lion’s penchant for surfing was on show at St Clair Beach when he hijacked a surf school’s practice board mid-lesson.

The government has ignored a proposal to produce more doctors in Otago and Auckland and is "bulldozing" ahead with plans for a third medical school in Waikato, a Green Party MP says. The 62m-long ...

Some councillors may not have dared speak up after revelations the DCC's chief executive was in the habit of insulting them, but Cr Mandy Mayhem was one who did.

Property investor Steve Goodey says he's noticing a trend in properties for sale at the moment - many that have been lived in up until recently don't look as if they should have been. An inquest into ...