A Wellington firetruck has been taken off the road, after its engine caught fire, prompting a response from a fellow crew.

A new analysis of the Roman Empire road network has dispelled the enduring myth that all roads lead to Rome, showing instead ...

In a massive coup for this year's Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa league, the Tokomanawa Queens have lured WNBA player Hailey Van ...

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

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

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

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

Three kayakers have been rescued from the water in Maraetai, Auckland, after they capsized on Saturday. The Police Eagle ...

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

Black Caps all-rounder Rachin Ravindra has dislocated his right shoulder during a promotional shoot with broadcaster Sky.

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

The median fulltime wage and salary worker earned $48,024 in the year ended June 2011 and paid $7427 in personal income tax.