A new analysis of the Roman Empire road network has dispelled the enduring myth that all roads lead to Rome, showing instead that other important cities - such as Constantinople or modern-day Istanbul ...

Western Australia's fisheries minister has taken the unusual step of issuing a catch-and-kill order for a great white shark ...

Follow Country Life on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart or wherever you get your podcasts. Meaning 'little hill', Pukepoto was ...

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says common sense has prevailed, after the government passed legislation that means thousands of ...

More than a dozen fire crews are battling a large shed fire in Canterbury's Selwyn district. The fire, at a property on ...

Central Christchurch has been blanketed with knitted and crocheted installations as a talented band of 'yarnarchists' stitch ...

Thousands of people have marched in central Auckland to protest the government's proposed Conservation Amendment Bill.

Three kayakers have been rescued from the water in Maraetai, Auckland, after they capsized on Saturday. The Police Eagle helicopter responded after the water emergency was reported around 12.50pm.

A four-wheel-drive trip took a dramatic turn, when a vehicle broke down in a riverbed and two men seeking help were met by a ...

In a massive coup for this year's Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa league, the Tokomanawa Queens have lured WNBA player Hailey Van Lith as an import player to their already stacked roster.

A real estate agency accepted funds for hundreds of property transactions into a trust account that went unaudited for six ...

Forest and Bird are calling for a fast-tracked coal mining application to be declined after the Environmental Protection Authority found gaps in its conservation plan.