New Zealand China Council's executive director believes the trade war between China and US will continue until the two countries have "their hands on each other's throats".
A Christchurch restaurant owner has been sentenced to home detention and fined $20,000 for selling food that was recalled due to unsafe levels of bacteria.
A Dunedin man received online abuse and was threatened with violence after posting a video on social media of a go-kart tearing up grass at a public park .
Research highlighting the abuse and threats endured by women members of Parliament is concerning but sadly unsurprising, Taieri Labour MP Ingrid Leary says.
The entire greater Greymouth area water supply has been put on a precautionary notice to boil all water after possible contamination was found during routine water sampling.
The actions of a volunteer who stole more than $20,000 in donations from an animal charity put the creatures’ future at risk and "robbed" them of a "chance for a better life".
By Keiller MacDuff of RNZThe Department of Conservation is calling for more to be done to prevent the mass death of thousands of migrating eels at Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere.
A man’s family cried as they hugged and said their goodbyes in a courtroom, before he was taken away to begin a five-year jail sentence for sexually violating a child.
We catch up with Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens (RTK) who makes his comeback for Highlanders this weekend after six months off with a serious neck injury.
New Zealand China Council's executive director believes the trade war between China and US will continue until the two countries have "their hands on each other's throats".
Otago chocolate lovers are among the most ethical when it comes to getting their sugar fix, with nearly 60% saying they would stop buying the confectionery from brands with ties to child labour.
The Easter and Anzac long-weekend picnics and walks might require a few more layers and warmth, and possibly swapping those end-of-season barbecues for slow-cooked casseroles or roasts.
Twenty people were killed in a fire that broke out in an apartment for the elderly at a nursing home in China, state media said today, while authorities arrested its owner as they investigate the...
Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, says she was diagnosed with postpartum pre-eclampsia after giving birth to one of her children, a medical condition she described as rare and scary.
There is a lot to worry about these days, things that stop you going back to sleep in the night, that make you angry or afraid, or feeling simply helpless.
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the ingredients of school lunches, the meaning of the the word "taonga", and the state of public rest stops.
In 10 whirlwind weeks Donald Trump had already smashed the international system of rules and alliances that more or less kept the peace for the past 80 years.