North Korea's next leader burnished his diplomatic skills today, welcoming a private South Korean mourning delegation as state media revealed a new title that gives Kim Jong Un authority over political matters.
Following a magnitude 5.8 quake in Christchurch this afternoon, a magnitude 6.0 aftershock hit at 3.18pm. Its violence was captured in this raw video footage.
Raw video footage of liquefaction in Christchurch after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck at 1.58pm on December 23, 2011.
Two of the five courtrooms at Dunedin's courthouse will be closed for up to a year following an assessment that found they needed to be strengthened in case of earthquakes.
The first trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released today.
Apple won a small victory today in its global patent battle with rival Samsung, after Australia's highest court temporarily extended a ban on sales of Samsung's Galaxy tablet computers in the country.
Police recovered stolen goods worth thousands of dollars after searching North Otago properties on Wednesday.
Police swooped on three southern addresses today, seizing methampetamine with a street value of $30,000, along with firearms and other illicit drugs.
An airplane that crashed on a golf course near Arrowtown was forced to abort its approach to a neighbouring private airstrip because cattle were grazing on it.
Controversial legislation to cut mandatory membership of student associations was passed at Parliament this evening.
While his team mates and coaches have said the past counts for nothing at this rugby World Cup, South Africa prop Gurthro Steenkamp has gently reminded his fellow Springboks of the potential banana skin they face against Fiji on Saturday.
The ORFU has appointed former Otago representative, Roy Hawker, as coach of the Otago sevens team which will contest the national competition in Queenstown in January.
Six people were injured when they were hit by a bus in central Auckland in the build-up to the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony.
Matt Giteau's social networking skills removed one element of surprise before Australia's rugby World Cup squad were unveiled today, but there was still a genuine shock in store when James Horwill was unveiled as their new captain.
A trans-Tasman bomb scare was sparked when a man had a six minute rant to police about how a passenger on an Air New Zealand flight was carrying an explosive, police say.
The driver of a utility vehicle was killed today when his car left the road near Ngapara, in North Otago.
The man who killed Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini has been jailed for 15 years after he was found guilty of murder in a Chinese court.
A tusnami warning has been issued after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northeast of Japan.
Port of Tauranga shares rose 12 cents to $9.40 today after the regional port that wants to come out on top of port consolidation reported higher earnings from diverse sources.
Police found three shipping containers containing 370 mature cannabis plants and 70 seedlings and clones at a house near Whangarei last week.
