Firefighters are bracing for bushfire flare-ups and increasing fire danger as southern Australia swelters through a three-day heatwave.

Auckland Council has been confiscating recycling bins in an effort to stop people throwing rubbish in the wrong bin. Two ...

Laine Priestley explains a handful of the magical Harry Potter theories circulating around the real-world wizarding community.

A heatwave sweeping across inland Australia is expected to cause havoc for firefighters trying to contain several large blazes. Four people have been injured after a two-vehicle crash closed the ...

A man has been charged with murder after the death of a baby in the Hamilton suburb of Fairfield on Wednesday. A cyclist has ...

South Korean police have raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as they investigate a crash that ...

The Smith siblings in Tarras strive to be competitive in rodeo events, but not necessarily with each other. A sea lion and ...

Oranga Tamariki says it was not involved with the whānau of a baby who died this week at the time of the violent killing. A warning has been issued after two separate house fires in Christchurch over ...

Law enforcement officials named a US Army soldier as the likely person inside a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. The man who died after an incident at ...

The Drug Foundation says people are lining up to have their substances tested on the first day of Rhythm and Vines. Two ...

A nurse has been hospitalised with stab wounds after attending a callout to a property in Rotorua. It is believed a man has ...

An Air NZ flight to Dunedin has been cancelled and "anxious passengers" told to disembark from the plane in Auckland due to a "serious" security concern. A heatwave sweeping across inland Australia is ...