More than 11,000 properties have been without electricity overnight in Northland, 8500 of those in the Far North.

Severe weather is continuing to batter the top of the North Island as Cyclone Tam brings heavy rain and strong winds. Towards Friday, the storm will begin to arrive in Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and ...

In New Caledonia, a working paper for crucial political talks between the French government and pro and anti independence groups in the territory has been leaked.

The 66-year-old has served more than 23 years in jail since he was arrested for the murders of his wife and daughter in Palmerston North in 2000.

KÄkahi are a keystone species in lake and river ecosystems, keeping the water clean by filtering one litre of water every hour. These native mussels once blanketed lakebeds across Auckland â€" but ...