Like drivers issuing their own warrants of fitness - that's how building experts and renter advocates describe the new Healthy Homes Standards.

A massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in eastern Iraq has left at least 60 people dead and 11 others missing, the city's health authorities and two police sources have said. Videos ...

One of three men accused of attempting to import more than $500 million worth of drugs into Australia inside rolls of fabric has been denied ...

Fire crews from across Dunedin have battled a fire at a house ‘‘well ablaze’’ in St Leonards which sent smoke billowing over Otago Harbour.

Sonny Bill Williams won't get a rematch after Paul Gallen announced his retirement from all sport following his split points boxing win over ...

An award-winning trophy home in Christchurch has hit the market - and it is unlike anything else in the neighbourhood. OneRoof reported the ...

A cockpit recording of dialogue between pilots of an Air India flight that crashed indicates the captain turned off switches controlling fuel ...

The government is responding to animal welfare issues at flood-affected farms at the top of the South Island, but concedes the number of ...

Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says there is no policy for local government reform - yet. In his speech to local government leaders ...

A man has been found dead on a bus in central Auckland this morning. The body of the unresponsive man was found about 5.35am on a bus at the ...

Voyeurism has been in the news frequently over the last few weeks. While it is unclear how often people are recorded without their consent ...

A Dunedin man was pepper sprayed while being arrested for allegedly stealing his ex-partner's car. The 35-year-old man showed up to his ...